Observational studyEuropean journal of sport science2025
The Hidden Challenge: Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Their Impact on Performance and Well-Being in Elite Female Rugby Players.
Observational study in European journal of sport science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07757633 (Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Neuromuscular Performance in Women's Rugby), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Neuromuscular Performance in Women's Rugby
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Urinary Incontinence in Women Athletes: Umbrella Review and Meta-analysis of Sport-Related Factors.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Pelvic floor symptoms in 746 female field hockey players in Australia. A retrospective survey.JSAMS plus · 2026Article
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- Bridging the awareness-action gap in pelvic floor prehabilitation: cognitive barriers and facilitators for asymptomatic populations-a perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Pelvic floor, hormones, and performance: trying to fill in the gap.Gynecology and pelvic medicine · 2026Article
- The Hidden Challenge: Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Their Impact on Performance and Well-Being in Elite Female Rugby Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Observational
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Abstract
More than half of female ball-sport athletes experience urinary leakage including 60% of Australian rugby union players. Beyond urinary incontinence (UI), the prevalence and impact of other pelvic floor (PF) symptoms in elite female athletes remains largely unknown. This study investigated PF symptom prevalence and impact on performance in elite female rugby players. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted. Australian elite female rugby players (n = 56) completed a PF questionnaire during annual medical screening. Validated questionnaires established: presence/severity of UI (ICIQ-UI SF), presence and bother of PF symptoms (PFBQ), urinary tract infection, constipation, voiding difficulty (APFQ) and pelvic pain (adapted UDI-6). Purpose-designed questions established symptom impact on performance and well-being. Data were analysed descriptively. Response/questionnaire completion rates were > 95%. Participants were on average: 22.4 years (SD: 5.9); BMI 26.3 kg/m
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