Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016/17 evidence summary from the IOC Expert Group Meeting, Lausanne. Part 3—exercise in the …

K Bø, R Artal, R Barakat, WJ Brown… - British journal of sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background This is Part 3 in the series of reviews from the IOC expert committee on exercise
and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes. Part 1 focused on the effects of training …

Biomechanics of breast support for active women

DE McGhee, JR Steele - Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2020 - journals.lww.com
More systematic breast biomechanics research and better translation of the research
outcomes are necessary to provide information upon which to design better sports bras and …

Changes to breast structure and function across a woman's lifespan: Implications for managing and modeling female breast injuries

DE McGhee, JR Steele - Clinical Biomechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Female breasts change throughout a woman's life in response to fluctuating
hormonal influences. Individuals managing active women and those modeling female …

Breast biomechanics: what do we really know?

DE McGhee, JR Steele - Physiology, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Although half the world's population will develop breasts, there is limited research
documenting breast structure or motion. Understanding breast structure and motion …

Identifying effective design features of commercial sports bras

J Zhou, W Yu, S Ng - Textile Research Journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper identifies the effective design features of commercial sports bras by evaluating
the reduction of breast displacement during activities. Four subjects, with breast and body …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of obesity on breast size, thoracic spine structure and function, upper torso musculoskeletal pain and physical activity in women

JR Steele, CE Coltman, DE McGhee - Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose This study investigated the effects of obesity on breast size, thoracic spine structure
and function, upper torso musculoskeletal pain and physical activity participation in women …

Bra strap orientations and designs to minimise bra strap discomfort and pressure during sport and exercise in women with large breasts

CE Coltman, DE McGhee, JR Steele - Sports medicine-open, 2015 - Springer
Background Bra straps are a primary source of discomfort during sport and exercise,
particularly for women with large breasts. This study aimed to investigate the effects of …

Features of sports bras that deter their use by Australian women

KA Bowles, JR Steele, BJ Munro - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify features of commercially available sports bras
that deter women from wearing them while participating in physical activity. DESIGN: Study …

An investigation into breast support and sports bra use in female runners of the 2012 London Marathon

N Brown, J White, A Brasher, J Scurr - Journal of sports sciences, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Although it is acknowledged that appropriate breast support during exercise is important, no
published literature has assessed breast support usage in a cohort of female marathon …

Does breast size affect how women participate in physical activity?

CE Coltman, JR Steele, DE McGhee - Journal of Science and Medicine in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Research has shown that women with large breasts experience increased breast
motion, which can act as a barrier to participating in physical activity. Despite this evidence …