Factores físicos y psicológicos que influyen en la percepción del dolor de los deportistas de alto rendimiento

Abstract

This article is an approximation to the origin of the physical and psychological factors that influence the pain tolerance of high-performance athletes in the department of Caldas, therefore a tour of the different theories of the pain threshold is made, performing a descriptive-qualitative analysis through a study conducted on a group of 43 individuals practicing athletics sports,
Swimming and cycling and their respective interviews with long-time coaches and psychologists specialized in sports, whose results will allow us to establish conclusions and recommendations on the management of the pain threshold. 
Keywords physical factors, psychological factors, perception, pain, sport.