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English
Academic Press Inc
22 May 2026
Sports Medicine and the Pelvic Floor: Science to Practice
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Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm, 
Weight:   450g
ISBN:   9780443329869
ISBN 10:   0443329869
Pages:   688
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
1. Background - why pelvic floor function is sports medicine 2. The Female Pelvic Floor - overview of anatomy and function 3. Evolution of the Female Pelvic Floor 4. What can go wrong - Pelvic Floor Disorders / Dysfunction 5. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Screening and Athlete Profiling 6. Female Athlete Domains and Surveillance 7. Load Tolerance and the Pelvic Floor 8. High Impact and the Pelvic Floor 9. Resistance Training and the Pelvic Floor 10 Pelvic Floor Strength and Conditioning - what is the evidence supporting it and are the principles the same? 11. Adjuncts to Pelvic Floor Function 12. Beyond the Pelvic Floor - multidisciplinary whole-systems considerations within sports medicine 13. Transitions across the Athlete Lifespan 14. Return to Sport following sypmtoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 15. From Rehabilitation to Return to Performance 16. Athletes Voices - the perception and impact of pelvic floor muscle training and symptoms on sport engagement and performance 17. Multidisciplinary Sports Medicine Team Perspectives 18. Case Examples 19. Policy and Sports Organization Guidance 20. Clinical Reasoning for 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.

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