How Paralympic athletes are helping science learn more about neuropathic pain
Elite athletes train and compete under a watchful eye. Fans and coaches track and measure every step, roll, or throw.
But for athletes with a spinal cord injury, a key facet of their experience is unknown: neuropathic pain. Unlike musculoskeletal pain — say, from breaking your leg — neuropathic pain resides in the nervous system. And treating it is tricky: you can’t just pop an Advil or Tylenol and wait for the pain to subside.
