A new three-year project researching anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention is being launched in the Women's Super League.
"We've had a really positive response so far," said Culvin, who stressed there is an expectation that more WSL clubs will participate when the season ends. England captain Leah Williamson missed the 2023 Women's World Cup with an ACL injury, after former Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas was ruled out of Euro 2022 with the same injury.
Previous research has largely focused on physiological factors including menstrual cycles, football boots and body position."We know a lot of the language some of these risk factors are inherent to females and suggests that we just need to accept that - but we know they can be influenced," said Emmonds.
"It's our duty as a union to respond to that and show we have a lot of passion for it. It's a player welfare thing and one we take very seriously," she added.