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Play Hurt, Live Hurt: Living with and Managing Osteoarthritis from the Perspective of Ex-professional Footballers

Andy Turner

Coventry University, UK, a.turner{at}coventry.ac.uk

Julie Barlow

Coventry University, UK

Brian Ilbery

Coventry University, UK

Personal accounts of living with osteoarthritis (OA) are rare and qualitative research has focused mainly on the experiences of women. As yet no studies have focused solely on the experience of men living with OA. The primary focus of this study was the experience of living with OA from the perspective of ex-professional footballers in the UK using semi-structured interviews with interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants identified the cause of their OA to be associated with aspects of their playing career. Living with OA involved pain, surgery, medication and restricted mobility. Feelings of frustration were often associated with disruption to work, social and leisure activities. Participants’ experiences and memories of playing professional football were important in helping them manage the threat of the disease. The findings have provided an insight into the experience of ex-professional footballers as they seek to accommodate to a life of pain, disability and functional impairment.

Key Words: pain • qualitative research • social comparison • stoicism

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 285-301 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105302007003222
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