Medical Citations and Resources

1. Female Athletes Triad/Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (RED-S) 

Mountjoy M, Ackerman KE, Bailey DM, et al. 2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs). British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;57(17):1073-1097. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106994 

Kim DR, Weber K. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and Bone Stress Injuries. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine.2023;31(3):151025. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otsm.2023.151025 

Statuta SM, Asif IM, Drezner JA. Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;51(21):1570-1571. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097700 

Kristen J. Koltun, Nicole C. A. Strock, Emily A. Southmayd, Andrew P. Oneglia, Nancy I. Williams & Mary Jane De Souza (2019): Comparison of Female Athlete Triad Coalition and RED-S risk assessment tools, Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI:10.1080/02640414.2019.1640551 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10 

Mary Jane De Souza, Nancy I. Williams, Kristen J. Koltun & Nicole C. A. Strock  (2020): Female Athlete Triad Coalition risk assessment tool is an evidenced-based tool that is  reliable and well-described, Journal of Sports Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1738120 

2. Menstrual Cycle Tracking for Athletes 

Meignié A, Duclos M, Carling C, et al. The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Elite Athlete Performance: A Critical and Systematic Review. Frontiers in Physiology. 2021;12(654585). doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.654585 

3. Need for Female Athlete Triad/RED-S Tracking of Relative Risk 

Verhagen E, Ferrer E, Juliana, et al. UEFA consensus statement on menstrual cycle tracking in women’s football. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2025;11(3):e002769-e002769. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002769 

4. Onboarding Relative Risk for RED-S Questionnaires

Sim A, Burns SF. Review: questionnaires as measures for low energy availability (LEA) and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in athletes. Journal of Eating Disorders. 2021;9(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00396-7 

5. Female Menstrual Cycle/Hormonal Birth Control/Amenorrhea Sources 

Humphries, H.; Marchelli, G.; Bunn, J.A. The Influence of Menstruation and Hormonal Birth Control on the Performance of Female Collegiate Lacrosse Players. Sports 2024, 12, 297. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12110297 

Kim DR, Weber K. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and Bone Stress Injuries. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2023;31(3):151025. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otsm.2023.151025 

Statuta SM, Asif IM, Drezner JA. Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;51(21):1570-1571. doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097700 

6. Musculoskeletal Injuries Sources/Citations 

Martin RL, Chimenti R, Cuddeford T, et al. Achilles Pain, Stiffness, and Muscle Power Deficits: Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Revision 2018. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2018;48(5):A1-A38. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.0302 

Martin RL, Cibulka MT, Bolgla LA, et al. Hamstring Strain Injury in Athletes. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2022;52(3):CPG1-CPG44. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.0301 

Arundale AJH, Bizzini M, Dix C, et al. Exercise-Based Knee and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2023;53(1):CPG1-CPG34. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.0301 

D’Ambrosi R, Marchetti A, Farinelli L, et al. The majority of elite and professional athletes return to the preinjury level of activity after ACL reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA. Published online 2025:10.1002/ksa.70020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ksa.70020 

Koc T, Bise CG, Neville C, Carreira DS, Martin RL, McDonough CM. Heel Pain – Plantar Fasciitis: Revision 2023. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2023;53(12):CPG1-CPG39. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2023.0303 

Martin RL, Davenport TE, Fraser JJ, et al. Ankle Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Lateral Ankle Ligament Sprains Revision 2021. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2021;51(4):CPG1-CPG80. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2021.0302 

Willy RW, Hoglund LT, Barton CJ, et al. Patellofemoral Pain. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2019;49(9):CPG1-CPG95. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2019.0302 

Logerstedt DS, Scalzitti DA, Bennell KL, et al. Knee Pain and Mobility Impairments: Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Lesions Revision 2018. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2018;48(2):A1-A50. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.0301 

Blanpied PR, Gross AR, Elliott JM, et al. Neck Pain: Revision 2017. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2017;47(7):A1-A83. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2017.0302 

Logerstedt DS, Scalzitti D, Risberg MA, et al. Knee Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Knee Ligament Sprain Revision 2017. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2017;47(11):A1-A47. doi:https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2017.0303 

7. Exercise Recovery, Overuse, and Load Management 

Gabbett TJ. The Training-Performance Puzzle: How Can the Past Inform Future Training Directions? Journal of Athletic Training. 2020;55(9):874-884. doi:https://doi.org/10.4085/1062/6050.422.19 

Harris A, Gabbett TJ, King R, Bird SP, Terry P. Influence of Acute and Chronic Load on Perceived Wellbeing, Neuromuscular Performance, and Immune Function in Male Professional Football Players. Sports. 2025;13(6):176-176. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13060176