Common musculoskeletal impairments in postpartum runners: an international Delphi study

Table 1 Respondents characteristics in Delphi round I (n = 45)

Variables	Number (percentage)
Demographic variables
Age
20–30	5 (11.11)
30–40	16 (35.55)
40–50	14 (31.11)
50–60	7 (15.55)
> 60	3 (6.66)
Gender
Female	33 (73.33)
Male	12 (26.67)
Country
USA	(88.89)
Other	(11)
Professional variables
Years of clinical practice
0–5	7 (15.56)
5–10	10 (22.22)
10–15	4 (8.89)
15–20	6 (13.33)
> 20	18 (40)
Years of research practice
None	4 (8.89)
0–5	17 (37.78)
5–10	9 (20)
10–15	6 (13.33)
15–20	6 (13.33)
> 20	3 (6.67)
Advanced certifications
APTA board specialty (OCS, SCS, WCS)	27 (60)
− WCS	8 (29.62)
− OCS/SCS	19 (70.37)
PhD, EdD, PhDC	9 (20)
Other (i.e., CSCS, ATC, MS, FAAOMPT, CAPP)	19 (42.22)

Experts were physical therapists or physiotherapists who were first and or last author of a peer-reviewed publication on female running evaluation and treatment and or postpartum evaluation and treatment, or a presenter at either a national or international conference on the topic. WCS- Women’s health certified specialist physical therapist, OCS- Orthopaedic certified specialist physical therapist, SCS- Sports certified specialist physical therapist, PhD- Doctor of philosophy, EdD – Doctorate in Education, PhDC- Doctor of philosophy candidate, CSCS- certified strength and conditioning specialist, ATC- athletic training certified, MS- Master of science, FAAOMPT- Fellow of the American academy of orthopedic manual physical therapists, CAPP- certificate of achievement in pelvic physical therapy

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