Highlights

Women's Sports Medicine Program

Highlights

Physicians and staff of the Sports Medicine Center at Froedtert & The Medical College participate in a wide range of sports research studies.

Women's Sports Medicine Research

The Women’s Sports Medicine Program plays an important role in sports research. The program is a leader in the study of the Female Athlete Triad, an interrelated condition of disordered eating, amenorrhea (lack of menstrual periods) and osteoporosis (bone loss). In addition to examining factors that contribute to the development of the syndrome, as well as treatment methods, recent studies have found that women with the Triad also have evidence of a new fourth component, premature heart disease. Other major studies consist of determining the prevalence of the Triad at all local girls’ high schools and with the Milwaukee Ballet.

Additionally, program researchers have contributed to a number of studies related to exercise physiology and biomechanics. Program staff participated in a project that identified the treadmill as the best indoor exercise machine for burning calories. Another study examined injury patterns and risk factors in female high school athletes. Other research studies are focusing on the value of a camera-based, motion analysis system in examining upper body throwing and swinging action.

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Anne Hoch, DO, Medical College of Wisconsin orthopaedic surgeon researches the dangers of the female athlete triad — disordered eating, amenorrhea, osteoporosis. Read more about this at the Medical College of Wisconsin's website.