Unfortunately, hamstring strains are both common and painful. They strike athletes of all sorts – including runners, skaters, and football, soccer, and basketball players. But what is a hamstring? It ...

A number of Premier League players – including Arsenal’s Kai Havertz and Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson (above) – have suffered hamstring injuries in recent weeks. With the help of Matt Konopinski, ...

Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MDThis link opens in a new tab Learn About Sports Medicine at Nemours Children's HealthThis link opens in a new tab Three muscles run down the back of the leg, ...

Hamstring strain injury (HSI) is the most common non-contact injury representing 37% of all muscle traumas in professional sport (Alonso-Fernandez et al., 2018; Cuthbert et al., 2020). The recurrence ...

Hamstring cramps are one of the most annoying injuries in combat sports training. They can chronically flare up for several reasons and hinder you from improving your skills. Here is our guide for how ...

Dan Giordano, P.T., D.P.T., C.S.C.S., is a member of the Men's Health Advisory Board. Ahh, the hamstring strain. It’s happened to plenty of athletes—and loads of everyday people, too. One moment, ...

Background Hamstring injury is the single most common injury in professional football. MRI is commonly used to confirm the diagnosis and provide a prognosis of lay-off time. Objective To evaluate the ...

Recurrent hamstring injuries are a major problem in sports such as football. The aim of this paper was to use a clinical example to describe a treatment strategy for the management of recurrent ...

Japan international Daichi Kamada will miss at least eight to 10 weeks after injuring his right hamstring playing for Crystal ...

How many of you include hamstring exercises in your leg workouts? And bum exercises? I’ll hedge my bets a lot more of you answered yes to the latter. While neither are anterior chain muscles (i.e., ...

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