5 Considerations to Promote Performance in the Female Athlete
FAKTR Podcast Episode 5
Presented by Melissa MacDonald, DC, CCSP, ICSC, NREMT

EPISODE SUMMARY
Welcome to the FAKTR Podcast where we feature a series of short courses you can take with you on your morning commute, while you’re at the gym, or whenever you feel like tuning in. Each episode’s structure is an educational course offering, so links to download the presentation notes are always here in the show description.
Did you know that female athletes are more susceptible to injury at different phases of their monthly cycle? Or that female athletes are 3.5 times more likely to have an ACL tear than their male counterparts? On today’s episode, Dr. Melissa MacDonald will be discussing these special considerations and others that healthcare practitioners, coaches and trainers should be aware of when treating female athletes.
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ABOUT DR. MacDonald
Dr. Melissa MacDonald is a graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic. She then spent two years of specialty training in the Human Performance Center where she focused her research and clinical skills on specific testing and treatment protocols. Dr. Mac as she’s known locally has served as team clinician for a professional women’s football team and Minnesota Roller Derby and has achieved both international and national certification as a chiropractic sport provider. She is a speaker on sports chiropractic issues in the United States as well as abroad.
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