TY - JOUR T1 - Infographic. Pain or injury? Why differentiation matters in exercise and sports medicine JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104633 SP - bjsports-2021-104633 AU - Morten Hoegh AU - Tasha Stanton AU - Steven George AU - Kristian Damgaard Lyng AU - Sabina Vistrup AU - Michael Skovdal Rathleff Y1 - 2021/09/16 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/15/bjsports-2021-104633.abstract N2 - Successful management of tissue injury cannot rely solely on pain responses because tissue healing is not directly related to pain. Pain without identifiable pathology is common in athletes,1 and as a result medical labelling remains an ongoing challenge. Therefore, we argue that, for the benefit of athletes, there is an urgent need for a clear distinction between pain and injury (see Infographic).Synonymous use of pain and injury in research and clinical practice may negatively impact clinical management. First, benign and normal fluctuations in pain may be seen as signs of sports-related injury, which could impact performance negatively. Second, viewing all pain … ER -