STA153: ’Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)’ with special guest Lucy Gillbanks

'Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)' - In Part 2 of this month's Focus on NUTRITION, our special guest is Lucy Gillbanks, an ex-international athlete (lightweight rowing) with a passion for injury prevention and rehabilitation. In 2020, Lucy graduated from Oxford University with an MSc in Musculoskeletal Science by Research with two medical publications focusing on the effects of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED S), which gained international recognition. Topics discussed in this episode: 0:00 Intro 4:32 Welcome Lucy Gillbanks 5:15 Lightweight Rowing: Lucy's personal experience of Female Athlete Triad and RED-S  10:00 Symptoms of Female Athlete Triad and RED-S: Primary Amenorrhea vs Secondary Amenorrhea 11:54 Men and RED-S  12:50 Lack of awareness of RED-S amongst Coaches / Trainers / GPs 17:20 A look at the two studies: - "Insufficient Knowedge and Inappropriate Physiotherapy management of RED-S in Sport" - "Lighweight Rowers' Perspectives of Living with RED-S in Sport" 26:55 Awareness of the dangers of weight categories  30:30 Examples of experiences from competitive lightweight rowers  38:00 Don't assume athletes suffering from RED-S will look physically ill 43:50 Diagram of Physical Implications vs Psychological Implications of RED-S 52:30 What should soft tissue therapists do if they see clients with symptoms od RED-S? 57:25 Can Intermittent Fasting cause RED-S?  Useful Links "Insufficient Knowedge and Inappropriate Physiotherapy management of RED-S in Sport" "Lighweight Rowers' Perspectives of Living with RED-S in Sport" "Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in Lightweight Rowing: Investigating Athlete and Physiotherapists" - Download Full Text Lucy Gillbanks on Twitter (contact if you would like full text for studies above):  Our sincere thanks to Lucy Gillbanks for giving up her time to be a guest on the show! Want to join the live recordings? Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]