With five days left in the 2014 Winter Olympics, here's an interesting question to ponder: Do athletes feel pain differently than the average person? As this recently posted ASAPScience video explains, athletes seem to have a higher pain tolerance, and researchers are still trying to determine if this is because of genetics, training or environment.
Previously: Stanford researchers address the complexities of chronic pain, Retraining the brain to stop the pain, Exploring the mystery of pain and More progress in the quest for a “painometer“
