Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman

[differenceblog]

Differences in body shape and gait mean that use-related injuries for men and women also differ. However, until recently, this difference was not reflected in the design of replacement joints. Jennifer Wider, reporting for HealthNewsDigest.com, discusses some of the advances that have been made in redesigning replacement joints for women: "the

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[astrogeek01]

I'd be interested in if there is any reasoning behind why the women thought men have a lower pain threshold than women. Is it "just" the childbirth thing? I don't get it. Everyone's pain tolerance is pretty individual, I find, in my Aikido training (no we don't hurt each other, at least not on purpose, but you get an idea).

I have more to actually say but I have to go teach... poke me if I forget later.