Please share this with any elite athletes who you think would be interested in taking part in a one-off 60-minute interview to share their experience of having endometriosis and being an elite athlete.

STILL RECRUITING! PART 1 Are you an elite female athlete with endometriosis? We're exploring lived experiences of the condition in sport. Want to share your story? Contact Dr Molly McCarthy-Ryan: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Still Recruiting PART 2 We’re inviting key stakeholders (coaches, physios, S&C coaches, nutritionists) who support female athletes with endometriosis to share their experiences. Your insights are vital to improving support in sport. Contact Dr Molly McCarthy-Ryan

STILL RECRUITING! PART 1 Are you an elite female athlete with endometriosis? We're exploring lived experiences of the condition in sport. Want to share your story? Contact Dr Molly McCarthy-Ryan: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Key findings from our pilot study: ✅ Interdisciplinary RTP assessments are feasible in elite rugby ✅ They offer structured, multi-domain insights into recovery ✅ Potential to improve decision-making and athlete outcomes #RTP #Biomechanics #RugbyResearch

🔗 Interdisciplinary Insights Biomechanics + Self-efficacy = Better RTP decisions. 📈 Strong correlations between: Flight time & self-efficacy Peak landing force & injury-efficacy 🧠 Biomechanical recovery feeds self-efficacy and vice versa.

Self-efficacy matters in rehab 🧠 Across all phases, players showed significant increases in: Overall self-efficacy ↑ Task-efficacy ↑ Injury-efficacy ↑ 💬 Social-efficacy stayed high throughout, suggesting strong team support. #SportsPsychology #RTP #RugbyResearch

Biomechanical Changes tracked biomechanical changes across rehab phases. ✅ Drop jump: Ground contact time ↓ Jump height & flight time ↑ Take-off velocity ↑ ✅ Lateral hurdle hop: Peak landing force ↓ Loading rate ↑

Our study used a 3-phase rehab pathway: Acute → Middle → Late Each phase introduced more complex movements: 🧍‍♂️ Static postural control 🦘 Drop jumps ↔️ Lateral hurdle hops Movement complexity built progressively, guided by the biopsychosocial model.

This one feels extra special 💫 It’s great to see my PhD work come together in this short report bringing together multiple studies into a single, published piece. Our study on return-to-play in male professional rugby union is now out! 🏉 Access here: https://t.co/lP1EigAi6l

PART 2: We’re inviting key stakeholders who work with female athletes to share their lived experiences of working with athletes who have endometriosis. Your experience is vital to improving support! Interested? Contact: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk

PART 1 : Calling elite female athletes with endometriosis! We're researching the lived experiences of the condition. Want to share your experience? Contact Dr Molly McCarthy-Ryan: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk #WomensSport #Endometriosis

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PART 1 : Calling elite female athletes with endometriosis! We're researching the lived experiences of the condition. Want to share your experience? Contact Dr Molly McCarthy-Ryan: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk #WomensSport #Endometriosis

Please help support this much needed research to enhance our understanding and management of endometriosis 🙏

Please share and tag anyone you think might be interested or fits this research study on female athletes with endometriosis. Your help in spreading the word is much appreciated! 🙌 #Endometriosis #WomensSport

PART 2: We’re inviting key stakeholders who work with female athletes to share their lived experiences of working with athletes who have endometriosis. Your experience is vital to improving support! Interested? Contact: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk

PART 1 : Calling elite female athletes with endometriosis! We're researching the lived experiences of the condition. Want to share your experience? Contact Dr Molly McCarthy-Ryan: momccarthy-ryan@cardiffmet.ac.uk #WomensSport #Endometriosis

New study calling for female rugby players or physios supporting them to explore perspectives, awareness and approaches to urinary incontinence in rugby. Contact details within post 👇 share with relevant groups

Do you play Rugby Union in the UK and Ireland? Your input is valuable to us! We need to hear from you! The four home nations are looking to investigate the perceived barriers to implementing evidence-based sports medicine practices in women's rugby union. 📷Survey link: Context