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Stress Urinary Incontinence In Collegiate Female Athletes: Prevalence And Impact, Marie Bouchard
Stress Urinary Incontinence In Collegiate Female Athletes: Prevalence And Impact, Marie Bouchard
Master's Projects and Capstones
Abstract
Introduction, definition: Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leaking of urine (a few drops to a few milliliters). It can happen while exercising with no urge to urinate (stress urinary incontinence), with a sudden urge to urinate (overactive bladder or urgency urinary incontinence), or a combination of the two (mixed urinary incontinence). This issue is very common among female athletes. However, because of the reluctance to discuss this problem, it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Methods:An anonymous and confidential survey was distributed to the 90 University of San Francisco female student athletes from seven different varsity sports in December 2017. …
Body Composition Vs Athletic Performance In Volleyball, Elizabeth Decaro
Body Composition Vs Athletic Performance In Volleyball, Elizabeth Decaro
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine if body composition affected athletic performance in the sport of volleyball at the University of Akron.
Methods: The study was conducted in the School of Sports Science & Wellness Education on the 3rd floor of Infocision Stadium at the University of Akron using the computer containing the Bod Pod data for the women’s volleyball team.
Results: 20 subjects of the women’s varsity volleyball team were studied. The averages of each test were varied between the different skills tests in counter-movement vertical jump, approach vertical jump, block, broad jump, chin-ups, and …