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What I've Learnt - Suzie Betts WHAT I'VE LEARNT
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Australian-owned and operated BOOB ARMOUR is designed to protect breasts and prevent injury in women and girls playing impact and hardball sports, including Australian rules football, netball, basketball, rugby soccer, hockey and cricket.
Suzie Betts, BOOB ARMOUR’S Founder and Director, said: “There’s plenty of research and evidence showing that impact to the breast can result in deep bruising and the formation of hard lumps in the breast tissue. Too many of us are unaware of the problem and underestimate the occurrence of breast injuries.”
BOOB ARMOUR is committed to protecting females in contact sports and giving them the confidence to play at their best without fear of breast injury during a game or training.
Specialist Breast Cancer surgeon, Dr Chantel Thornton, said: “Trauma to the breast tissue can cause dead fat necrosis, which can lead to lumps in the breast. This can be mistaken for breast cancer, and as a result, a biopsy might be required.
BOOB ARMOUR consists of inserts made from soft but strong polyethylene just two millimetres thick. They extend around the underarm for added protection, stabilise the breasts into position, and can be easily inserted in a sports bra.
Breast cancer specialist Dr Thornton added: “Trauma to the breast should be avoided, and protection in sport is recommended. Trauma can also lead to chronic musculoskeletal and breast pain. But the pain in the breast is uncommonly associated with breast cancer. Less than 10 per cent of all breast cancers present with breast pain.”
BOOB ARMOUR, which is officially licenced by the AFL/AFLW, was launched in 2020 with one overriding ambition: to give more women and girls the confidence to play impact sports while protecting their breasts from injury.
All-Australian AFLW premiership defender Libby Birch has called for women and girls who play contact sport to think about protecting their most important assets: their breasts.
The Melbourne AFLW star and qualified physiotherapist is an advocate for wearing breast protection while playing contact sport.
“It’s like the modern mouthguard for females,” Birch said. “We wear helmets and shinguards, but what about protecting the most important part of your body?
“Since becoming a physio, I am more aware of the impact on breasts during contact sports. We chest-mark the ball, we get bumped, kicked and shoved during play, but wearing chest protection gives me the confidence to know my breasts are being protected from injury and impact, today and into the future.”
Birch, who was also a top-level netball and hockey player, has been wearing BOOB ARMOUR inserts for the past two years of her AFLW career.
“I have had numerous knocks and I’m taking more notice of looking after my breasts. But I have found real insecurity even at the elite level when it comes to talking about this kind of thing. It has never really been talked about before and women find it embarrassing, but it’s our biology and we have to look after it.”
She said: “When you’re playing sport at any level there is always a lot of physical contact. Whether it is an elbow, shoulder or a ball, breast injury is uncomfortable. It hurts and can cause trauma to your breast tissue.
“I really want to help educa
Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330
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Australian-owned and operated BOOB ARMOUR is designed to protect breasts and prevent injury in women and girls playing impact and hardball sports, including Australian rules football, netball, basketball, rugby soccer, hockey and cricket.
Suzie Betts, BOOB ARMOUR’S Founder and Director, said: “There’s plenty of research and evidence showing that impact to the breast can result in deep bruising and the formation of hard lumps in the breast tissue. Too many of us are unaware of the problem and underestimate the occurrence of breast injuries.”
BOOB ARMOUR is committed to protecting females in contact sports and giving them the confidence to play at their best without fear of breast injury during a game or training.
Specialist Breast Cancer surgeon, Dr Chantel Thornton, said: “Trauma to the breast tissue can cause dead fat necrosis, which can lead to lumps in the breast. This can be mistaken for breast cancer, and as a result, a biopsy might be required.
BOOB ARMOUR consists of inserts made from soft but strong polyethylene just two millimetres thick. They extend around the underarm for added protection, stabilise the breasts into position, and can be easily inserted in a sports bra.
Breast cancer specialist Dr Thornton added: “Trauma to the breast should be avoided, and protection in sport is recommended. Trauma can also lead to chronic musculoskeletal and breast pain. But the pain in the breast is uncommonly associated with breast cancer. Less than 10 per cent of all breast cancers present with breast pain.”
BOOB ARMOUR, which is officially licenced by the AFL/AFLW, was launched in 2020 with one overriding ambition: to give more women and girls the confidence to play impact sports while protecting their breasts from injury.
All-Australian AFLW premiership defender Libby Birch has called for women and girls who play contact sport to think about protecting their most important assets: their breasts.
The Melbourne AFLW star and qualified physiotherapist is an advocate for wearing breast protection while playing contact sport.
“It’s like the modern mouthguard for females,” Birch said. “We wear helmets and shinguards, but what about protecting the most important part of your body?
“Since becoming a physio, I am more aware of the impact on breasts during contact sports. We chest-mark the ball, we get bumped, kicked and shoved during play, but wearing chest protection gives me the confidence to know my breasts are being protected from injury and impact, today and into the future.”
Birch, who was also a top-level netball and hockey player, has been wearing BOOB ARMOUR inserts for the past two years of her AFLW career.
“I have had numerous knocks and I’m taking more notice of looking after my breasts. But I have found real insecurity even at the elite level when it comes to talking about this kind of thing. It has never really been talked about before and women find it embarrassing, but it’s our biology and we have to look after it.”
She said: “When you’re playing sport at any level there is always a lot of physical contact. Whether it is an elbow, shoulder or a ball, breast injury is uncomfortable. It hurts and can cause trauma to your breast tissue.
“I really want to help educa
Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/
Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk
Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850
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