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Item Incontinence in Elite Female Athletes(2010-12-15) Less, RebekahUrinary incontinence has been a common problem in female athletes. In previous studies it has been shown that over 50% of elite female athletes have experienced inadvertent urine loss1. There are three different types of urinary incontinence: stress, urge, and mixed2. The stress related incontinence is defined as the “involuntary leakage on effort or exertion”3, examples of such effort include, but are not limited to, sneezing, coughing, and exercise. The urge related incontinence is defined as the “involuntary leakage accompanied by or immediately proceeded by urgency.”3 Finally the mixed related incontinence is defined as the “involuntary leakage associated with urgency and also with exercise, effort, sneezing, and coughing.”3Item Neural Injury Model(2010-04-21) Schaefer, KaylaUrinary incontinence (UI) is usually a concern amongst women after child birth, however it has been discovered that it is also prevalent amongst young nulliparous women that are athletes. Through another UROP student, it was discovered that 50% of the women athletes at the University of Minnesota currently have urinary leakage problems. Research has suggested a correlation between the amount of physical activity and the severity of symptoms. However, it has not yet been proven what mechanism that causes this urinary incontinence in women athletes. It has been hypothesized that nerve compression is the contributing factor. Through past research it has been found that applied pressure on peripheral nerves causes damage and results in atypical functioning. The projects goal is to research the effects of compression on the functional status of peripheral nerves in terms of conduction velocity. I will be specifically experimenting with compression on sensory nerves and identifying if there is a variance between damaged sensory and motor nerve velocities.