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    The Female Athlete Triad

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    The female athlete triad is a condition that occurs in females who participate in sports, particularly cheerleading, gymnastics, figure skating, dancing and distance running. The female athlete triad is defined as amenorrhea (absence of menstrual period), disordered eating, and osteoporosis (decreased bone density). Pressure to succeed, which can be exacerbated by coaches and pushy parents, … Read more

    Common Rugby Injuries | Rugby Injury Treatments

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    Rugby Injuries PhysioRoom rugby injuries channel is an excellent free resource to help you prevent and recover from rugby injuries. Our sports medicine experts present the latest research based evidence into the changing profile of injury in rugby to help you understand more about your injury and how to return to fitness.

    Top 5 Women’s Sports Injuries

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    Women’s sports participation, as in men, produces numerous health advantages including improved cardiovascular fitness, better weight control, increased self esteem and improved bone density. However just like sporting males, there is a risk of sports injury in sporting females. Female U.S college athletes have been reported to have twice the rate of injury in soccer … Read more

    Running Injuries | Running Injury Prevention & Treatment

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    Running Injuries Running is a relatively low injury risk sport, but there is a danger of overuse injuries in distance runners who follow a high mileage training programme. PhysioRoom Running Injuries channel explains the latest advances in sports injury treatment for common running injuries such as runners knee (ilio tibial band friction syndrome), shin splints … Read more

    Tennis Injuries | Tennis Injury Prevention & Treatments

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    Tennis Injuries Tennis is arguably the most popular racquet sport on the planet, with both causal and competitive players being at risk of suffering from the injuries that are associated with the sport. For less experienced players, physical and technical training can help reduce the chance of sustaining tennis injuries. However, sometimes even the most … Read more

    Common Boxing Injuries | Injury Treatments & Supplies

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    Common Boxing Injuries Although many perceive Boxing to be quite a brutal and dangerous sport medical evidence has shown that compared to other contact sports boxing is relatively safe. Indeed in 1996 the National Safety Council accident report ranked amateur boxing 23rd on its list of injury-producing sports and rated it the safest of all … Read more