1st International Sport Science Tourism and Recreation-Student Congress, Antalya, Türkiye, 21 - 23 Mayıs 2014, ss.154
The aim of the study was to investigate the
alterations of the pain threshold and tolerance
after single, or dual task in athletes. Twenty
male athletes and twenty non-athletic,
recreationally active college students were
participated in the study. Subjects were asked
to perform Harvard step test (single task), and
cognitive task was concurrent performance of
an arithmetic task while performing Harvard
step test. Pressure pain threshold (PPT) and
pressure pain tolerance (PPTO) were assessed
from muscle, tendon, bone and myofascial
region from the dominant thigh by using a
digital algometer. All measurements were
repeated at rest, or following single and dual
task. Results are presented as mean +
standarts deviation. Data were analyzed by
using repeated measures of ANOVA test. A
level of p<0.05 was accepted statistical
significant. Athletes had higher PPT and PPTO
measurements from muscle and myofascial
region of thigh at rest. PPT and PPTO values
were increased after single, or dual task in
sedentary subjects, while athletic subjects had
increased muscle and myofascial PPT and
PPTO values after dual task. In conclusion, our
results supports the notion that cognitive
functions may interact the pain processing at
rest, or following exercise in athletes.
Keywords: dual task, pain tolerance, cognitive
task, athletes