Abstract:Running is one of the most popular types of physical activity in the world and women are increasingly included in this sport. Strenuous physical exercise that increases intra-abdominal pressure can chronically overwhelm and damage the pelvic floor muscles, ligaments and fascia, and decrease the contraction force of the muscles. In the running, vertical reaction forces with the ground can increase between 1.6 and 2.5 times the body weight and the
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