Women in Sport
This is a recording of the 2018 Victorian Branch End of Year Breakfast.
Session and panel facilitator
Jane Rooney, FACP
Jane will provide a brief overview of her recent Churchill Fellowship focusing on contemporary conservative management programs for ACL injuries, and shared decision-making in deciding management pathways.
Can we reduce the rates of knee injuries in female football players?
Professor Kay M Crossley - Professor and Director, La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University; BAppSc(Physio); PhD
Kay will discuss the evidence regarding injury prevention programs for female football players and current research initiatives.
Incontinence and sport
Associate Professor Helena Frawley, FACP - Lead of the women's health physiotherapy research group at Monash University; Head of Allied Health Research and Education at Cabrini Health; PhD University of Melbourne 2008; FACP Specialist Continence and Women's Health Physiotherapist (as awarded in 2011)
Urinary incontinence (UI) in exercising women is common but under-reported and not currently addressed. Research reveals high prevalence rates of UI in nulliparous and parous female athletes, especially those participating in repetitive, high-impact sports – although UI also occurs in sub-elite and recreational exercisers – with negative impact on quality of life and exercise participation. This presentation will explore the magnitude of the problem of UI in exercising and sportswomen (prevalence and impact), how / why does it happen and management options and will highlight knowledge gaps which require further exploration.
Stress fractures and the Pill – is this the best treatment option?
Dr Susan White - Sports and Exercise Physician; MBBS (Hons) FACSEP, FASMF, HonFellowMonash
Susan will discuss the relationship between stress fractures, bone health and menstrual cycles.