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Lec 14 Training For The Female Athlete, Children, and Special Populations
Lec 14 Training For The Female Athlete, Children, and Special Populations
ATHLETE, CHILDREN,
AND SPECIAL
POPULATIONS
DR. MAHRUKH (PT)
DPT,MSAPT (DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES)
MAHRUKH.SIDDIQUI@JUW.EDU.PK
OBJECTIVES
•AMENORRHEA
•EATING DISORDERS
•BONE MINERAL LOSS
INCIDENCE OF AMENORRHEA
IN ATHLETES
THE FEMALE ATHLETE AND EATING
DISORDERS
•ANOREXIA NERVOSA
•STATE OF STARVATION TO REDUCE BODY
WEIGHT
•BULIMIA
•PATTERN OF OVEREATING (BINGING) FOLLOWED
BY VOMITING (PURGING)
WARNING SIGNS FOR
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
WARNING SIGNS FOR BULIMIA
BONE MINERAL DISORDERS
• OSTEOPOROSIS
• MAJOR CAUSES:
• ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY DUE TO AMENORRHEA
• INADEQUATE CALCIUM INTAKE DUE TO EATING DISORDERS
TRAINING DURING PREGNANCY
• SHORT-TERM, LOW-INTENSITY EXERCISE APPEARS TO BE SAFE DURING
PREGNANCY
• AQUATIC EXERCISE MAY BE A GOOD CHOICE
• LONG-DURATION, HIGH-INTENSITY EXERCISE SHOULD BE AVOIDED
SPORTS CONDITIONING
FOR CHILDREN
• CARDIOPULMONARY SYSTEM
• IMPROVEMENTS IN VO SIMILAR TO THAT OF ADULTS
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