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Exercise induced amenorrhoea occurs in 5-25% of athletes and 1.8% of the general population. The incidence is higher in marathon runners and is more frequent in women who weigh less and were slightly younger. [2] Exercise amenorrhoea has also been reported in ballet dancers, cyclists, swimmers and those involved in non-weight bearing sports. [1]
A child who is tired during free play will sit down to rest. During adult-directed sports activities, the child's need for rest may not be respected. Early sports specialization may be more effective at producing athletes who peak at an early age. [22]
In athletes that engage in such sports, the pressure to perform promotes excessive dieting and other disordered eating habits, as athletes try to conform to expected weight patterns. More severe examples of disordered eating habits may include binge-eating ; purging ; and the use of diet-pills , laxatives , diuretics , and enemas .
Many young athletes participate in sports year-round or on multiple teams at once. Within the past seven years. Majority of children from ages 6–12 have participated in a team or individual sport. [9] Another factor could be parental pressure to compete and succeed.
Athletic Insight was established in 1999 to serve as a peer-reviewed, nonproprietary journal that would provide a forum for discussion of topics that are relevant to the field of sport psychology through a quarterly online publication.
Autism spectrum disorder varies from child to child, which can make it challenging for clinicians to assess and know what therapies to apply. The purpose of these differentiated interventions are to intervene at the neurological level of the brain in hopes to develop appropriate responses to the different sensations from one's body and also to ...
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Amenorrhea or amenorrhoea is the absence of a menstrual period in a female who has reached reproductive age. [1] Physiological states of amenorrhoea are most commonly seen during pregnancy and lactation ( breastfeeding ).