Authors: Sparkes, Andrew; Smith, Brett

Source: Disability & Society, Volume 23, Number 7, December 2008 , pp. 679-690(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This article draws upon data generated from life history interviews with a small group of men who had experienced spinal cord injury (SCI) through playing sport and defined themselves as disabled. By focusing on the initial acute phase of rehabilitation following SCI their autobiographical memories of pain are explored in relation to the narratives constructed by the participants some years after the event had taken place. Attention is given to the themes of unspeakable pain, naming pain, welcomed pain, hidden pain and locked in pain. The analysis highlights the contextual nature of this phenomenon and the narrative resources that are drawn upon by individuals to give meaning to pain over time.

Keywords: spinal cord injury; memories; narrative; pain

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687590802469172

Affiliations: 1: School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK

Publication date: 2008-12-01

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