More women participate in sports than ever before and the proportion of women athletes at
the Olympic Games is nearly 50%. The pelvic floor in women may be the only area of the …

The aim of this study was to systematize the scientific evidence that assessed the
prevalence of urinary incontinence in female athletes and determine which modality is most …

Urinary incontinence (UI) is common among exercising women, but no studies have been
found in rhythmic gymnasts. The aims of the present study were to investigate the …

Background Women participate in sport at lower rates than men, and face unique
challenges to participation. One in three women across all sports experience pelvic floor …

Urinary incontinence is the complaint of involuntary loss of urine and is a social and hygienic
problem. While pregnancy and delivery have been described as etiological factors …

Objectives To examine contributory factors behind postpartum return-to-running and return
to pre-pregnancy running level, in addition to risk factors for postpartum running-related …

Introduction and hypothesis Participation in Olympic weightlifting, the Valsalva maneuver,
and acute or prolonged supine weightlifting during pregnancy are cautioned against; …

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 …

Team physicians must understand the physiologic, biomechanical, and anatomic factors that
are unique to female athletes in order to tailor injury prevention programs and optimize their …

Abstract Skaug, KL, Bø, K, Engh, ME, and Frawley, H. Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction,
bother, and risk factors and knowledge of the pelvic floor muscles in Norwegian male and …