On-court fashion is a talking point at the world's professional tennis tournaments, but one physiotherapist wants players and clothing designers to pay more attention to women's breasts.
University of Wollongong researcher Deirdre McGhee says most women on the professional tennis tour are not wearing supportive or correctly-fitted bras.Players and coaches have been instructed to monitor breast health and source appropriate sports bras to play in.
"There's a lot of breast movement when a woman plays tennis — the more you run, jump and have forceful movements of your upper limbs, the more your breasts will move. "Unfortunately the bra isn't even considered and most athletes and coaches don't perceive a bra a piece of sporting equipment," Dr McGhee said.
"There are a lot of sports where women are getting impacts to their breasts and women don't report them, therefore we don't monitor or treat them when we can."Through being involved in the taskforce, Dr McGhee has been invited to advise the International Olympic Committee.She will develop guidelines for women on returning to sport after having a child and to manage their training during pregnancy.
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