Weekly round-up: Women's health in sport: injuries, periods, and motherhood

Women's health in sport: injuries, periods, and motherhood [View in browser]( [Patient](   ☰✕ [Latest features]( [Symptom checker]( [Community]( [Topics](   [general-health]( [general-health]( Welcome to our pick of the latest Patient features   If your January goal is to get back into fitness through sport, we’re shining a spotlight on how the differences between men and women can affect injury rates and health advice. If you have other new year resolutions underway, perhaps you’re starting to struggle - we share tips to ensure your goals last well into 2024 and beyond. Finally, Dr Sarah Jarvis explains how your heart age may be different to your actual age. In this week’s video, physiotherapist Lilly Sabri shows us stretches to help ease neck pain. Don’t forget you can access even more articles, recipes and videos at [Patient.info](.   Dr Krishna Vakharia, Clinical Director, Patient. Featured this week [Women's health in sport: injuries, menstruation, and motherhood]( [Women's health in sport: injuries, periods, and motherhood]( From the superstardom of the England Lionesses and BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023 Mary Earps, to young trailblazers like tennis star Emma Raducanu and snowboarder Mia Brookes, there's a real buzz around women's sport.   Still, gender inequalities in sport persist at all levels, including health care. Should factors unique to women - like physical build, periods, pregnancy, and recovery after giving birth - inform sports health advice? [Read more]( You might have missed [Why new year's resolutions fail - and what you can do about it]( [Why new year's resolutions fail - and what you can do about it]( [How healthy is your heart?]( [How healthy is your heart?]( Featured video [[ratio]  ]( [Neck Pain: Range of movements | Patient Physio]( Neck pain is very common but in most cases is not caused by a serious problem. Pain is more likely to be muscular and the exercises outlined here are recommended to ease symptoms. [Watch here]( [Flu]( [Flu]( [Patient]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram](   © Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. Registered in England and Wales.   Registered number: 10004395 Registered office: Fulford Grange, Micklefield Lane, Rawdon, Leeds LS19 6BA. Patient is a UK registered trade mark.   Why have I received this email?   These newsletters are sent to a broad range of Patient users who have opted in to receiving marketing materials. We send newsletters highlighting common issues and ailments which are likely to be of general interest to our users. These newsletters may be sponsored by third parties, who may offer services in relation to the relevant conditions in the newsletters. They are generic and not sent based on anything in your medical record or that you may have discussed with your doctor. However, if you'd rather not receive them, you can [unsubscribe here](.   [Terms & conditions]( [Privacy policy]( [Support]( [Sign in](