O limiar da dor e suas formas de tolerância no futsal feminino: implicações da Covid-19

Abstract

Athletes' routine is constantly marked by painful sensations that, at the same time, limit performance and function as an evaluation component of their ability to remain in the sport. Objective: To understand the perceptions and thresholds that athletes have regarding the phenomenon of pain from a physical and psychological point of view, considering the relationships between performance, injury and motivations for remaining in sport. Methodology: Qualitative research, composed of 10 female futsal athletes from UFPB. The instrument was the semi-structured interview and the analysis technique was Discourse Analysis, proposed by Orlandi (1999). Results: The physical and psychological limits of athletes, related to their pain, are always understood subjectively, based on affections/disaffections and the implications of the feeling of loss/defeat. Conclusion: Considering the body as a sociocultural production and not merely biological, the phenomenon of pain becomes a factor that modulates our existence and our experiences.