Do older patients have a higher pain threshold?

Elderly people with rib fractures took fewer pain medications than younger ones, a study shows
Reuters Health

Older patients report much less pain than their younger counterparts when they experience a rib fracture, a new study shows.

Although it’s unclear whether geriatric patients with rib fractures feel less pain than younger patients with the same injury, reported pain scores are generally lower, according to US and Spanish authors.