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A University of New Mexico study published in the journal Human Nature in June has found that curvy women are more sensitive to pain than other women. Another finding from the study was that men with broader shoulders could tolerate more pain.

“We organized about 100 healthy young adults, both males and females, and we basically put them through an experimental pain task,” said Jacob Vigil, an associate professor in the UNM department of psychology.

Researchers then tested each participant’s pain threshold, using uncomfortably cold water. Subject were asked to hold their hand in the water for as long as they could, while being asked questions about the pain they were experiencing.

“The types of behaviors that we were measuring were, for example, the retraction of the arm from the water as well as the self-reporting of how much pain intensity the participants were experiencing at any given time,” said Vigil.

The results of the study could help doctors better meet people’s individual needs in the ever-changing field of health care.

“We get prescribed some uniform treatment that may or may not be effective,” said Vigil. “In the future, we’re going to be much more detailed.”

Source: KRQE