What Load Actually Reaches Your Pelvis When You Run? The Data + a Guide Built for Postpartum Moms — with DR. 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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