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 …

Background A sustained mismatch between energy intake and exercise energy expenditure
(EEE) can lead to Low Energy Availability (LEA), health and performance impairments …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Objective To (1) review the effect of pelvic floor (PF) symptoms (urinary incontinence [UI],
pelvic organ prolapse, and anal incontinence) on exercise participation in women, and (2) …

Objectives To establish the impact of pelvic floor (PF) symptoms (urinary incontinence [UI],
anal incontinence [AI] and pelvic organ prolapse [POP]) on exercise participation in women …

Objectives One in two women experiencing pelvic floor (PF) symptoms stop playing sport or
exercising. The study examines the perspective of women with PF symptoms to inform …

Urinary incontinence (UI) is described as unintentional voiding of urine that is usually seen
in post-partum and post-menopausal women due to the weakening of pelvic floor muscles …