After reading about all of the pains, injuries and problems people are having on ST, I began to wonder if we become addicted to the pain and some how it becomes a psychological need.
So today I was talking with an orthopedic MD friend. We had this discussion and he said he thinks that this is in part true but the addiction is to the athletic high and not the pain. His more immediate concern is the long term affect later in life. He sees many aging athletes that become dysfunctional physically in various ways.
Any thoughts?