Julia Alleyne

Julia Alleyne is an associate professor appointed at the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine. Her clinical work is based at Toronto Rehab. She has a long history as a Sports Medicine Physician including being selected to five Canadian Olympic Teams and was the Chief Medical Officer for the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games. She was honoured by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity as a recipient of the 2003 and 2015 Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity Award.

THE BARE FACTS ON BREAST CARE FOR ATHLETES

It has only been about 40 years since the first sports bra was designed. Initially, manufacturers thought that women would feel more comfortable exercising if they were able to reduce the vertical displacement of the breast and therefore eliminate the “bounce factor”. Still, after many modifications to the sports bra, many women still cannot get enough support, or their bra digs into their shoulders and is too tight around the…

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