Research shows that high impact sport is likely to be associated with urinary incontinence.
However most studies are done on professional athletes only. To determine whether this also held true for non professional athletes, a study of 176 adult netball players was conducted in South Australia with some alarming results.
These statistics are concerning as the pelvic floor is simply a muscle and can perform functionally with the correct activation techniques and exercise.
Also concerning is that the study did not identify the number of women who had stopped playing netball because of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.
At PhyxMe our physios can help both men and women with pelvic floor function with non-invasive assessments (using real time ulstrasound machine), education and exercise programming.
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