H. Crawford et K. Gijsbers, Are pain tolerance of female runners and use of pain coping strategies related to the experience of childbirth?, PERC MOT SK, 90(3), 2000, pp. 1045-1046
Experimental ischaemic pain tolerances were compared for 10 female runners
who had given birth and 10 female runners who had not given birth. In both
groups pain tolerances were positively correlated with the spontaneous use
of pain-coping strategies. No differences were found between the groups in
pain tolerances, use of coping strategies, or estimates of pain intensity a
t tolerance; however, athletes who had experienced childbirth reported tole
rating greater pain during their normal training sessions.