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ArticlePain reports2026

Demographic patterns in quantitative sensory testing and clinical pain among former professional American-style football players.

Samantha M Meints, Robert R Edwards, Can Ozan Tan, Inana Dairi, Alicia J Whittington, Julius Dewayne Thomas, Heather DiGregorio, Cheyenne Brown, Claudia M Campbell, Elizabeth Nolan and 8 more

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Samantha M MeintsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6020-6671
Robert R EdwardsDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Can Ozan TanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, RAM Group, University of Twente, the Netherlands.
Inana DairiFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Alicia J WhittingtonFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Julius Dewayne ThomasDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Heather DiGregorioFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Cheyenne BrownFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Claudia M CampbellDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Elizabeth NolanFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Edgar RossDepartment of Orthopedics and Spine, Atrius Healthcare, Burlington, MA, USA.
Herman A TaylorFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Adam S TenfordeCardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Meagan M WasfyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.
Marc WeisskopfFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ross ZafonteFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Aaron L BaggishCardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Rachel GrashowFootball Players Health Study at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

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Introduction: Chronic pain is highly prevalent yet heterogeneous among former American-style football (ASF) players. Pain sensitivity, which differs by age and race, contributes to individual differences in clinical pain in the general population but has not been examined among elite athletes. Objectives: The aim of the current cross-sectional study was to (1) assess pain sensitivity using quantitative sensory testing (QST); (2) examine the impact of age and race on pain sensitivity; and (3) identify the extent to which pain sensitivity is associated with clinical pain intensity and whether this varies across age and race among former ASF players. Methods: Former players (N = 110; N Results: Results of Wilcoxon rank-sum and Fisher exact tests indicate age- and race-related differences in QST whereby older and Black players reported greater painful temporal summation aftersensations (M Conclusion: Results demonstrate that age- and race-related pain disparities persist among former ASF players. Moreover, age and race differences in pain sensitivity may be contributing to these disparities.

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AgeChronic painProfessional Athletesquantitative sensory testingRace

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