Built to Perform: Addressing the Physiology Data Gap Between Female and Male Athletes
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Built to Perform: Addressing the Physiology Data Gap Between Female and Male Athletes

Wed, Feb 3rd, 2027
6:30pm – 9:35pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

Female athletes are often evaluated and treated using research built on male data, which can leave clinicians without the evidence they need to guide care. In this live interactive 3hr webinar, clinicians will explore that gap with a practical, evidence-informed look at how physiology across the lifespan, energy availability, hormonal factors, and pelvic health shape injury risk, rehabilitation, and return to sport. Participants will learn to recognize red flags such as RED-S and pelvic floor dysfunction, apply sex-informed strategies to injury prevention and rehab progression, and know when and how to refer.


Designed for healthcare professionals, the course highlights each discipline’s role in a collaborative care model, including concussion, sleep and recovery, and the demands placed on athletes beyond the field. Case-based discussion will help attendees leave with clear, usable tools to bring back to their own practice.

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This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Dr. Meghan Braun

Dr. Meghan Braun

Dr. Meghan Braun is a board certified and licensed Physical Therapist in the state of Florida, specializing in sports performance and rehabilitation, injury prevention, return to play, concussion management, orthopedics, strength and conditioning, and youth movement development. She is certified in Manual Therapy (MTC), utilizing hands-on techniques including joint and soft tissue mobilization for the spine and extremities, and is also an Emergency Medical Responder, Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) promoting athletic and movement development, and a Hesch Certified Sacroiliac Practitioner (HSP).

Dr. Braun's philosophy is focused on applying treatment beyond the symptoms; by identifying the root cause of pain or discomfort, correcting movement discrepancies, and providing appropriate treatment plans with emphasis on patient education to Restore, Develop, and Strengthen functional mobility.

Dr. Braun received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine, FL, studying under Dr. Stanley Paris. She is also an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the APTA Sports Physical Therapy section, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the US Lacrosse Association. Prior to acquiring her DPT, she completed her BA in Psychology at The University of Dallas in Irving, TX. While attending undergraduate school she played NCAA lacrosse and basketball and continues her passion of playing and coaching sports within the North Florida area and abroad.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Physical Health professionals, including physical therapists, occupational therapies, and athletic trainers. It is appropriate for intermediate levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe how sex-based physiology and the lifespan stages of female athletes (puberty through post-menopause) affect training, injury risk, and recovery.
  2. 2 Screen, evaluate, and recognize Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), pelvic floor dysfunction, and menstrual dysfunction, along with other female-related dysfunctions, and identify when to refer.
  3. 3 Apply sex-informed strategies to injury risk reduction, rehab progression, and return to sport.

D’Lauro, C., Jones, E. R., Swope, L. M. C., Anderson, M. N., Broglio, S. P., & Schmidt, J. D. (2022). Under-representation of female athletes in research informing influential concussion consensus and position statements: An evidence review and synthesis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 56(17), 981–987. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-105045

Dos’Santos, T., Stebbings, G. K., Morse, C., Shashidharan, M., Daniels, K. A. J., & Sanderson, A. (2023). Effects of the menstrual cycle phase on anterior cruciate ligament neuromuscular and biomechanical injury risk surrogates in eumenorrheic and naturally menstruating women: A systematic review. PLOS ONE, 18(1), Article e0280800. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280800

Figueroa, D., Figueroa, M. L., & Figueroa, F. (2024). Return to sports in female athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and metanalysis. Journal of ISAKOS, 9(3), 378–385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisako.2024.01.008

Miles, K. H., Clark, B., Fowler, P. M., Miller, J., & Pumpa, K. L. (2022). What are the sleep characteristics of elite female athletes? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Biology of Sport, 39(3), 751–763. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2022.108705

Rodríguez-Longobardo, C., López-Torres, O., Guadalupe-Grau, A., & Gómez-Ruano, M. Á. (2024). Pelvic floor muscle training interventions in female athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Health, 16(5), 766–775. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381231195305

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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 3:30pm US Pacific Time.

6:30–6:45 pm: Introductions, objectives, and a different lens

6:45–7:45 pm: Physiology across the lifespan and common athlete dysfunctions

7:45–8:45 pm: Screening, injury risk, and prevention

8:45–8:50 pm: Break

8:50–9:20 pm: Rehab and return to sport

9:20–9:35 pm: Interdisciplinary application, cases, and Q&A

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