Author: Kristin Popp, PhD Military training imposes significant physical demands that uniquely impact female Warfighters, especially in terms of their reproductive health. Yet, there remains much to uncover about how these intense conditions affect hormone production and menstrual cycles among these women. Our research at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) has […]
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The state of play on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs)
Long-term low energy availability leads to adaptive changes throughout the body resulting in the clinical outcomes of REDs This blog is in light of recently published updated International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) in BJSM. What’s in a name change? Making “s” lower case is helpful as relative energy deficiency […]
Body on the line: experiences of tackle injury in women’s rugby union – a grounded theory study
In this blog we will explain the results of our recent study published in BJSM. We conducted a qualitative study using a grounded theory approach to capture the tackle injury experiences and behaviours in women’s rugby union. Why is this study important? Women’s Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports worldwide (1). Tackle-related injuries […]