Andrew Perrotta

Getting proactive about women’s bone density: Partnership with Field Hockey Canada to explore athlete spine health

Dr. Andrew Perrotta worked as the physiologist with the Canadian national women’s field hockey team during the Rio Olympic cycle (PROVIDED BY A. PERROTTA/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves

For female athletes — and women in general — bone health is key to long-term health.

At the same time, research on women’s physiology has often been overlooked in medicine and sports science.

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Andrew Perrotta

Field Hockey Canada

Susan Ahrens

Sport Science Laboratory

Lancer athletics

women's sports

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— Published on Jul 2nd, 2026

Partnership with local soccer clubs to study low energy in female players

MSc student Abigail Passy (far left) and supervisor Dr. Andrew Perrotta (far right) met with representatives of local soccer clubs (MANWELA YADKOO/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves

Playing a 90-minute soccer game requires a lot of energy: sprinting, tackling, recovering and then running some more.

That’s not to mention hours a week of on-the-pitch and off-pitch training.

When this energy expenditure is not matched by energy intake, relative energy deficiency — commonly known as REDs — can occur.

For adolescent female soccer players, REDs may be a growing issue.

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— Published on Mar 24th, 2026