Objective Women are often advised to return to activity (RTA) as early as 6 weeks
postpartum, despite undergoing significant physical, physiological and psychological …

Increasing numbers of females are participating in elite sports, with a record number having
competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Importantly, the ages of peak performance and …

The IOC made recommendations for recording and reporting epidemiological data on
injuries and illness in sports in 2020, but with little, if any, focus on female athletes …

Female athletes have identified a lack of guidance as a barrier to successfully returning to
running postpartum, and existing guidelines are vague. Our aim was to define the current …

Contributors The idea for the editorial was developed by LSS, NNR, MSR, JC and SA. LSS
and NNR composed the initial draft and contributed equally to this paper and want to …

The female athlete is seen as a specialist population meaning female considerations, such
as pelvic floor dysfunction, are not widely taught within sports medicine. Females have …

Returning to running postpartum presents challenges such as musculoskeletal pain and
pelvic floor dysfunction for some females, but there is little guidance on developing and …

Pregnancy and childbirth involve substantial physical, physiological and psychological
changes. As such, postpartum rugby players should be supported and appropriately …

Methods This study was conducted at Yokosuka Urogynecology and Urology Clinic, located
in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa, Japan. A total of 153 EFAs with postpartum SUI were included …

The pelvic floor and its associated disorders are a unique and often overlooked aspect of
women's rugby. This review discusses relevant biopsychosocial considerations specific to …