Women's preferences for pelvic floor screening in sport and exercise: a mixed-methods study integrating survey and interview data in Australian women

CONCLUSION: Women with PF symptoms support health and exercise professionals initiating conversations about PF health to normalise the topic, and include PF symptoms among other pre-exercise screening questions. However, women should be informed on the relevance and potential benefits of PF screening prior to commencing. Safe screening practices require building trust by providing information, gaining consent, displaying comfort and genuine interest, and being knowledgeable within one's scope of practice to the provision of advice, exercise modifications and referral as appropriate.PMID:37648412 | DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2023-107017

Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - August 30, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Jodie G Dakic E Jean C Hay-Smith Kuan-Yin Lin Jill L Cook Helena C Frawley Source Type: research