ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018
Endurance Performance is Influenced by Perceptions of Pain and Temperature: Theory, Applications and Safety Considerations.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Precooling on Endurance Exercise Performance in the Heat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Performance effects of internal pre- and per-cooling across different exercise and environmental conditions: A systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Sustainable solutions to mitigate occupational heat strain - an umbrella review of physiological effects and global health perspectives.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Pooled it
- Caffeine Exerts Neither Ergogenic nor Hypoalgesic Effects on Sprint Interval Exercise with Intensive Exercise-Induced Muscle Pain.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- A Menthol-Enhanced "Cooling" Energy Gel Does Not Influence Laboratory Time Trial Performance in Trained Runners.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Effects of Capacitive-Resistive Electric Transfer on Sports Performance in Paralympic Swimmers: A Stopped Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The effect of active occupational stress management on psychosocial and physiological wellbeing: a pilot study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2020Trial
- L-Menthol mouth rinse or ice slurry ingestion during the latter stages of exercise in the heat provide a novel stimulus to enhance performance despite elevation in mean body temperature.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Trial
- The 2026 Men's FIFA Football World Cup: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Protect Player Health and Performance from Environmental Challenges.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Mindful Attention and Pain Appraisal During Isometric Exercise.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Pre-cooling and Cooling Breaks on Thermoregulatory, Physiological and Match Running Responses During Football in Moderate and Hot Temperatures.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Effects of Inner Monologue Swearing on Physical Performance.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Neck cooling provides ergogenic benefits after heat acclimation during exercise in the heat.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Durability of the moderate-to-heavy-intensity transition is related to the effects of prolonged exercise on severe-intensity performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Core body temperature responses during competitive sporting events: A narrative review.Biology of sport · 2023Review
- Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations.Experimental physiology · 2022Review
- The effect of hypertonic saline evoked muscle pain on neurophysiological changes and exercise performance in the contralateral limb.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- The Role of Sports Clothing in Thermoregulation, Comfort, and Performance During Exercise in the Heat: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2022Review
- What is the Effect of Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) Ingestion on Exercise Performance? Current Findings and Future Research Directions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
- Sports Training Strategy and Interactive Control Method Based on Digital Twins and Wireless Sensor Networks.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
Models of endurance performance now recognise input from the brain, including an athlete's ability to cope with various non-pleasurable perceptions during exercise, such as pain and temperature. Exercise training can reduce perceptions of both pain and temperature over time, partly explaining why athletes generally have a higher pain tolerance, despite a similar pain threshold, compared with active controls. Several strategies with varying efficacy may ameliorate the perceptions of pain (e.g. acetaminophen, transcranial direct current stimulation and transcutaneous electrical stimulation) and temperature (e.g. menthol beverages, topical menthol products and other cooling strategies, especially those targeting the head) during exercise to improve athletic performance. This review describes both the theory and practical applications of these interventions in the endurance sport setting, as well as the potentially harmful health consequences of their use.
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