Study: Swearing helps sufferers endure pain
New research shows swearing after injury could ease your pain.
It follows a study at Keele University in the UK where people put their hands in a bucket of ice cold water, while swearing repeatedly.
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SUBSCRIBENew research shows swearing after injury could ease your pain.
It follows a study at Keele University in the UK where people put their hands in a bucket of ice cold water, while swearing repeatedly.
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