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- Female cyclists are at risk for saddle sores, which are skin issues caused by friction, heat, pressure, and moisture from prolonged contact with bike saddles.
- While some cyclists experience mild discomfort, competitive female cyclists may face ongoing pain that impacts their performance.
- This paper presents a protocol for a scoping review to gather empirical evidence on the prevalence, prevention, and treatment of saddle sores specifically in female competitive cyclists, and it has received ethics approval for the study.
Article Abstract
Female cyclists are prone to a variety of injuries and illnesses that occur as a result of prolonged contact with a bicycle saddle. Saddle sores are a range of skin ailments on the buttocks, genitals and inner thigh that result from a combination of friction, heat, pressure, moisture and bacteria in the saddle area. Whilst saddle sores are reportedly common, for some cyclists, the condition may cause only mild discomfort. However, for female competitive cyclists, the condition can be an ongoing source of pain and illness affecting participation and performance in the sport. Despite many online sources for health information and products for saddle sores, it is unknown what empirical evidence exists for the prevalence and severity of saddle sores, and for the effectiveness of prevention and treatment methods. This paper outlines the protocol for a scoping review, which aims to describe the empirical evidence for the prevalence, prevention and treatment of saddle sores among female competitive cyclists. Ethics approval has been obtained for this study from Curtin University's Human Research Ethics Committee no: HRE2019-0120. The findings from this study will contribute to the literature for injury in female sport.
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