Megan James

In this episode, I’m joined once again by Dr. Megan James to discuss her latest research on running, impact, and postpartum return to sport. Since beginning this line of research in 2020, Megan has been working to better understand what forces actually reach the pelvis during running and how that information can help guide safer, more individualized return-to-run recommendations for postpartum moms.

We dive into the study design, some of the surprising findings, and how the research evolved into a practical guide informed not only by data, but by feedback from mothers themselves.

We Talk About:

-Returning to running after injury versus after pregnancy

-Why the research began with a nulliparous population

-Hypervigilance and fear of movement

-What impact forces actually reach the pelvis during running

-Slow running, grounded running, and perceived impact

-Creating a postpartum return-to-run guide

-Looking at the whole person, not just the pelvic floor

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

6:23 setting up the research

12:28 what they measured through the research

16:45 surprises in the study

21:20 slow running and grounded running

26:42 rate of the perceived impact

32:29 explaining the guide paper

40:23 changing perception with feedback from moms

45:32 the one-size-fits-all trap

52:05 looking at the mom as a whole

54:46 advice to former self

58:12 potential future research

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LinkedIn: @meganljames16

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