Musculoskeletal health considerations for the transgender athlete

Birnbaum, Amy; Karamitopoulos, Mara; Carter, Cordelia W.

doi:10.1080/00913847.2022.2057787

Cited by 7 publications

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“…However, I remain hopeful that as more transgender and gender-diverse athletes demonstrate the bravery required to risk everything for a life of authenticity, we as physicians will have the courage to support them. Through the recent formation of organizations such as Pride Ortho and research within orthopaedic surgery that focuses on the care of transgender and gender-diverse patients [3,4,7,10,16], our field demonstrates capacity and eagerness to provide exceptional care for all patients. It is not a risk to provide the highest level of care for patients subjected to disproportionate rates of discrimination within healthcare.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Letter to the Editor: Equity360: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: Sex and Fairness in Sports

Jacobson

2023

Clin Orthop Relat Res

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Letter to the Editor: Equity360: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: Sex and Fairness in Sports

Jacobson

2023

Clin Orthop Relat Res

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“…Participation in sports is a protective factor for mental health disorders (8). It benefits physical, psychological, and social health; improves self-esteem, social skills, and confidence; and decreases depressive symptoms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is largely apparent across all literature bodies that more studies are needed to clearly address the impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on sport performance factors. However, current research is overwhelmingly clear that the benefits of sport participation for transgender individuals largely outweigh the physical, social, and emotional harm that is caused by banning athletes from participation in sport-based physical activity (8).…”

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Transgender Athlete Participation in Sport: Misplaced Fear and the Harms of Exclusion

Phillips,

Ryder,

Jackson Clark

2024

Curr Sports Med Rep

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As physical therapists and exercise professionals, we have an obligation to promote health and well-being through participation in sport and recreational/physical activity. We play an active role in facilitating and encouraging movement for a large percentage of the population, including our transgender patients/clients. It is integral that we include transgender individuals in supportive and inclusive atmospheres of play, and it is critical for us to lead the conversation around the inclusion of the transgender community in recreational activities and sport. This commentary provides evidence for the physical therapy community to support, advocate for, and include all populations as we promote healthy habits through sport.

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“…A new frontier will be health and safety for transgender athletes. The gender-affirming medical and surgical treatments and the unique ways the musculoskeletal system could be affected by each, such as impaired bone health, changes in ligament function, and the potential increased risk of deep venous thromboembolism, are essential for providing optimal musculoskeletal care for transgender athletes ( 41 , 42 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Teaching Gender Differences at Medical School Could Improve the Safety and Efficacy of Personalized Physical Activity Prescription

Mattioli

Nasi

Palumbo

2022

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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Gender bias in medicine persists and affects patient care, trainee assessment, and organizational climate (3).Cardiovascular (CV) diseases are an important example because they have different characteristics in both symptoms and prognosis in women and men (4).The study of gender medicine in the CV field has led to the identification of specific CV risk factors for women related to hormonal life and hormonal changes over time.Risk factor analysis is an example of how gender medicine can modify CV risk stratification. Traditional risk factors have been studied on predominantly male populations inducing the erroneous belief that the only relevant risk factor in women is menopause. Indeed, menopause acts as an important risk factor because it is associated with a series of modifications of traditional risk factors such as obesity. With menopause, there is a change in obesity that becomes visceral obesity and the appearance of the phenomenon known as sarcopenic obesity (5).

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Musculoskeletal health considerations for the transgender athlete

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Letter to the Editor: Equity360: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: Sex and Fairness in Sports

Letter to the Editor: Equity360: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: Sex and Fairness in Sports

Transgender Athlete Participation in Sport: Misplaced Fear and the Harms of Exclusion

Teaching Gender Differences at Medical School Could Improve the Safety and Efficacy of Personalized Physical Activity Prescription

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