Up for the tackle? The pelvic floor and rugby. A review.
| Title: | Up for the tackle? The pelvic floor and rugby. A review. |
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| Authors: | Donnelly GM; Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.; Private Practice, Maguiresbridge, Enniskillen, UK.; Bø K; Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.; Forner LB; School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.; Private Practice, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.; Rankin A; Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine NI, Belfast, UK.; Moore IS; Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK. |
| Source: | European journal of sport science [Eur J Sport Sci] 2024 Dec; Vol. 24 (12), pp. 1719-1734. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 11. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Review |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 101146739 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1536-7290 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15367290 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Sport Sci Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2024- : Germany : Wiley-VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science; Original Publication: [Champaign, Ill.] : Human Kinetics, [2001- |
| MeSH Terms: | Pelvic Floor*/physiology ; Football* ; Pelvic Floor Disorders*; Return to Sport/physiology ; Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy |
| Abstract: | 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 the pelvic floor and rugby. Pelvic floor disorders can present at any time across the female lifespan but are more prevalent during pregnancy and postpartum. This is due to the substantial physiological and anatomical changes experienced during pregnancy and vaginal childbirth. Consequently, pelvic floor disorders can impact a player's ability to perform, maintain engagement with, or return to, rugby due to symptoms. Players need to be informed, supported, and guided through focused pelvic floor muscle training to condition the muscles and 'ready' them for the varied demands of rugby. Health and fitness professionals should understand the risk of pelvic floor disorders across the female lifespan and screen players for symptoms when supporting them to maintain or return to rugby. Rugby players who are symptomatic of pelvic floor disorders should be signposted to specialist services and/or resources to manage their symptoms. Once engaging in rugby training, ongoing evaluation of player load tolerance and implementation of individualized strategies to support managing rugby-related loads to the pelvic floor should be considered. Finally, surveillance and research focusing specifically on rugby players and pelvic floor function are needed.; (© 2024 The Authors. European Journal of Sport Science published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: female athlete; genital hiatus; incontinence; lifespan; perinatal; return to sport |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20241206 Date Completed: 20241206 Latest Revision: 20241212 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC11621375 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ejsc.12121 |
| PMID: | 39639650 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
Journal Article; Review