Corporeality marked by pain: experiences of female sitting volleyball players

Abstract This study aims to comprehensively analyze the corporal experience of women with disabilities and their relationship with pain, understood in its complexity. A socio-anthropological analysis was used, considering the body as a biopsychosocial construction. Field research, with a qualitative and hybrid approach, was carried out with a group of female sitting volleyball players. The tools used included sociodemographic and open questionnaires and pain reports. Results suggest that physical pain is intertwined with feelings and emotions such as fear, inability, disgust, and abandonment, attending a subjective dimension. We conclude that the socialization stemming from participation in sports and experiences with pain reframe women’s corporeality.