Author: Jodie Pulsifer, MPT Registered Physiotherapist The creation of the Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy Infographic published in BJSM August 2022 (1) was a labour of love by my colleagues with collective minds and hearts. It was an adventure of knowledge mobilization from established clinical practice guidelines and commonly held beliefs seen daily in our clinical […]
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Returning to activity and sport postpartum; what do we currently know and what is missing?
Authors: Schulz JM, Thornton JS In this blog we will explore the current research and gaps around return to activity and return to sport postpartum. The objective of our study (currently published in BJSM) was to determine what recommendations are currently being made for return to activity and sport postpartum and highlight the gaps that […]
Coach and healthcare provider experiences working with pregnant and postpartum elite athletes
Authors: Margie H Davenport, Lauren Ray, Autumn Nesdoly, Jane S Thornton, Rshmi Khurana, Tara-Leigh McHugh. The recent outstanding performances of numerous trailblazing athlete-mothers are challenging societal notions of who can successfully compete as an elite athlete. Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, biathlete Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet and luger Natalie Geisenberger all medalled at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Within the […]
Is it safe to exercise during pregnancy?
By Ida Lysdahl Fahrenholtz Women at low-risk pregnancy are encouraged to do at least 150 minutes of moderate physically activity per week or 20-30 minutes per day (ACOG, 2015). It is safe for female athletes and other women who have been physically active before pregnancy to largely maintain their training habits, while inactive women are […]
Comment and questions to Mottola et al: 2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy
Letter to the editor J Obstet Gynecol Canada Oslo, Nov 23rd 2018 We have read the Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy with great interest. We note that the guideline team have made their recommendation regarding pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) based on evidence from a systematic review from the same research group (Davenport et […]
IOC Consensus Statement concludes little evidence of negative outcomes associated with strenuous exercise in pregnancy
By Professor Gregory Davies, MD But the overall quality of the available evidence on the impact of intense exercise is not strong, with few studies carried out in elite athletes, the statement warns. The statement is the second in a series of five issued by the IOC on exercise and pregnancy, focusing on elite athletes. […]
Epigenetics – what is it all about?! A RSM Exercise Medicine Conference, 2014 blog mini-series
Undergraduate perspective on Sports & Exercise Medicine – a BJSM blog series By Rory Heath (@Roryjheath) I attended this summer’s Exercise Medicine conference at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM). The conference had a great mix of applied science and the more modern and fashionable application of digital technology in health, sports and exercise. This is […]
Practical Guidance for Exercise and Pregnancy: 10 Take home messages from the BMJ Podcast
Exercise during pregnancy provides many benefits to the mother and baby. Fortunately, clinicians and mothers have moved well beyond the view that women should be confined, or cannot initiate activity and be active at any stage of pregnancy. Here are 10 ‘take home messages’ for both clinicians and mums from a recent BMJ podcast with […]