RESEARCH AXIS

Empowering Women to Shine with Strength and Grace

The labs are leading a research initiative, "Empowering Women to Shine with Strength and Grace," a project dedicated to supporting and advancing the health, performance, and training of female triathletes.

Female athletes are more prone than male athletes to:

  • Stress fractures
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures
  • Concussion
  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome
  • Ankle sprains

Biomechanical demands of triathlons often lead to:

  • Stress fractures
  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome
  • Ankle sprains

The prevalence of menstrual irregularities in female triathletes has been reported to be as high as 24%.

40% reported a history of primary or secondary amenorrhea, with an average duration of 14 months.

Amenorrhea occurs in 3.4% to 66% of female athletes, compared with only 2% to 5% in the general population.

Between 20% and 42% of athletes report that heavy bleeding negatively affects their sport performance.

Athletes with oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea have been found to have an increased risk of stress fractures compared with eumenorrheic individuals.

The main objectives of this research project are as follows:

Objective 1

Risk management assessment for women's professional sports participation, industrial co-prosperity, and transformation.

Objective 2

Evaluation of the effectiveness of menstrual-cycle courses on bodily sensitivity.

Objective 3

An intelligent predictive data system for risk monitoring and decision-making feedback on women workers' physical performance and occupational health.

Objective 4

Fatigue prevention, fitness level assessment, and return-to-sport evaluation for female athletes.

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