Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor

Gráinne Donnelly is an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist specialising in pelvic health. She provides private pelvic health services, educates health and fitness professionals internationally and is currently studying in a doctoral research program. Gráinne is a Trustee of the Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy charitable body, holding responsibility as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy. She also sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Active Pregnancy Foundation.

• 1. The pelvic floor is sports medicine2. The Female Pelvic Floor - anatomy, function and the lifespan model3. An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Pelvic Floor Function and Disorders4. Biomechanics of Childbirth5. The prevalence and impact of pelvic floor dysfunction on athlete engagement, enjoyment and performance6. The hidden strain: Pelvic floor dysfunction in athletes - an epidemiological perspective7. Surveillance, screening and athlete profiling for pelvic floor dysfunction8. Assessment and measurement of the female pelvic floor9. Differential diagnosis - is it the pelvic floor, the hip or the groin?10. Pelvic Floor dysfunction - urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse11. Pelvic floor dysfunction - gastrointestinal issues impacting the female athlete12. Pelvic floor dysfunction - understanding pelvic pain in female athletes13. Psychological considerations for pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic conditions14. Load capacity of the pelvic floor15. Sports specific considerations for load capacity of the pelvic floor16. Saddle soreness and other genitoperineal complaints in cyclists17. High Impact Exercise and the Pelvic Floor18. Resistance Training and the Pelvic Floor: Evidence, Gaps, and Clinical Implications19. Management of pelvic floor dysfunction in the female athlete - the evidence for pelvic floor muscle training and adjunctive devices20. Adjuncts to pelvic floor muscle training - the application of products and devices21. Adjuncts to pelvic floor muscle training - FemTech and the role of virtual care22. Pelvic floor considerations for return to performance23. Clinical Reasoning - a {i|reasoned} call to action?24. Conversations with the sports medicine team - experiences and perspectives of sports medicine and the pelvic floor