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Women and Exercise

  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteopenia, low bone density
  • Antenatal & postnatal joint and back pain
  • Antenatal & postnatal exercise
  • Osteoarthritis
  • The ‘FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD’
  • Stress fractures
  • ‘Shin splints’
  • Overtraining & ‘burnout’
  • Pre-, during, & post- menopausal exercise
  • Kinetic chain & biomechanical abnormalities predisposing female athletes to certain injuries, e.g. ACL injuries
  • Poor balance, falls
  • Exercise related menstrual irregularities
  • Jumpers knee
  • Muscle imbalances
  • Chronic ankle instability