Women and Sports Medicine

Amenorrhea in athletes, sometimes called exercise-associated amenorrhea, occurs when a woman doesn't have a regular period either because she exercises too much, eats too few calories or both.

Female athletes are reported to have a higher risk of knee injury, particularly an ACL tear, than male athletes. There are several theories for this higher risk as well as ACL prevention programs designed to reduce ACL injuries in women athletes.

The Female Athlete Triad describes a combination of three potential serious conditions in female athletes.

Trail running shoes for woman. Top picks, recommendations and reviews for woman's trail running shoes.

Recommendations for the best sports watches for women.

This program was developed by The Santa Monica Injury Prevention Project in order to decrease the number of ACL injuries incurred by female soccer players.

Studies have found that women are much more likley to sustain an ACL injury than men. New research is finding that adding neuromuscular and proprioceptive exercises to the training program can reduce the number of ACL injuries significantly.

A wider pelvis and increased Q-angle has been linked to increased knee pain, ACL injuries and patellofemoral pain syndrome in women athletes.

Over the last decade, researchers have made extremely compelling arguments for the benefits of weight training for women. Whatever your reasons for avoiding the weights, here are ten reasons why you need to take strength training seriously.

Osteoporosis can cause bones to become so brittle that a minor injury can break a wrist, hip, or spine. Learn more about this devastating disease.

Researchers continue to find reasons why women are more likely, than men, to develop sports-related knee injuries.

Evidence shows that exercise can help maintain and build bone density at any age.

Women can benefit from physical activity no matter how old they are when they begin.

Yoga and Pilates have much in common, but are not the same. This article helps clarify the differences and provides some tips on finding the right program and instructor for you.

Finally, women have a way to judge their fitness goals and performance based upon data from women, not men.

Women who lift weights twice a week can prevent or at least slow the weight gain common in middle age

Building and maintaining bone density requires a combination of good nutrition and weight bearing exercise.