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Athlete pain history template

A one-page, printable way to record the body zone, intensity, timing, recurrence, and training context around a painful or tense session.

By TENSION · Published 2026-08-20 · Practical self-report resource

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Use one entry after a comparable session. Record what you noticed rather than trying to name the cause: exact location, side, intensity, when it appeared, whether the same zone returned, and what changed around training.

Printable athlete pain history template with fields for body zone, intensity, timing, recurrence and training context — Print the template or save it as a PDF. It is designed to support memory and clearer conversations, not to diagnose an injury.

Two evidence visuals to share

These original charts turn the evidence already summarized on TENSION into linkable, reusable visuals. Please keep the source note when sharing them.

Bar chart showing midportion, insertional and combined Achilles tendinopathy locations in a cohort of 3,379 runners — Achilles location patterns in a prospective cohort. Download this visual. Source: Chen et al. (2024).

Bar chart showing common body sites in New Zealand gym and fitness soft-tissue claims — Body-site clusters in New Zealand gym and fitness claims. Download this visual. Source: Cuthbertson-Moon et al. (2024).

TENSION is a self-report tracking tool. A persistent, sudden, worsening, traumatic, neurological, or function-limiting symptom should be discussed with a qualified professional.