Return to Running for Postpartum Elite and Subelite Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Context

There is little evidence to guide elite athletes who desire returning to competition after giving birth to a child. Ultimately, this can result in decreased performance and increased risk of injury. This paper addresses aspects that must be considered when building and monitoring a return to running program for a postpartum elite or subelite athlete, including pelvic floor and core stability, progressive reloading of the musculoskeletal system, monitoring of nutritional parameters, and considerations for lactation.

Evidence acquisition

PubMed and CINAHL (Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature) were searched with the following search strategy: (extreme sports OR elite athletes OR running OR exercise) AND (breastfeeding OR lactation OR bone density O

SUBMITTER: Woodroffe L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569573 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature