Thornton JS — Endo Lab

2026

Knee health and associations with female-specific health, physical, psychological and social-gendered factors in women runners: the TRAIL-W cohort study protocol.

BMJ open sport & exercise medicine ·doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003132

IntroductionRunning is a popular recreational activity worldwide, with women's participation growing rapidly over the past decade. Compared with men, women runners are more likely to sustain a running-related injury, such as bone stress and…

2025

Gender- and/or sex-specific considerations for sport-related injury: a concept mapping approach for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus.

British journal of sports medicine ·doi:10.1136/bjsports-2025-109946

ObjectiveThis study aimed to gather and represent experts' perspectives on the gender- and/or sex-specific factors relevant to injury risk for female/woman/girl athletes.MethodsMixed-methods concept mapping study. Sixty-six experts includin…

2024

Contraception Choice for Female Endurance Athletes: What's Sport Got to Do With It? A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) ·doi:10.1007/s40279-024-02078-1

BackgroundWhile there are several prescribed contraceptive methods available, limited evidence exists to guide contraceptive decision-making in the context of endurance sport.ObjectivesStudy objectives were to characterize current and previ…

2023

Beyond the medals: a cross-sectional study exploring retired elite female athletes' health.

BMJ open sport & exercise medicine ·doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001479

ObjectivesLittle is known about the impact of elite sport participation on long-term athlete health. We aimed to: (1) describe musculoskeletal, mental health, reproductive/endocrine and cardiovascular characteristics in retired elite female…