In this episode, we dive into Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. You might be missing information when it comes to diagnosing oligomenorrhea, recurrent injuries or illnesses if you’re not evaluating your patients for their energy availability. We’ll review tools to evaluate your patient for RED-S and you’ll learn about energy availability and how even recreational athletes may be at risk for RED-S.  If you want to dig deeper into treatment, you're invited to join Dr. Briana and fellow practitioners in June for the Sports Medicine Update Course. You can learn more here 

 

 

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