The proximal hamstring is a common location of athletic injuries. Athletes participating in sports that require sprinting, jumping, acceleration and deceleration are at increased risk. The strongest ...

Let us look at the anatomy and function of the hamstrings to understand the prevention of the injury better Shutterstock Hamstring (posterior thigh) strains are one of the most common non-contact ...

The hamstring muscles are responsible for your hip and knee movements in walking, squatting, bending your knees, and tilting your pelvis. Hamstring muscle injuries are the most common sports injury.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical treatment of proximal hamstring avulsion injuries was associated with improved outcomes vs.

Background Hamstring muscle injuries are notoriously found among the most common causes of abstinence and delayed return to sport, in a variety of track, field and other high level athletes. In this ...

Objective: Hamstring strains are one of the most common muscle strains in athletes; however, complete rupture of the proximal hamstring origin is rare and results from significant trauma. The ...

Your hamstring is a group of three muscles along the back of your thigh. These muscles help you bend your knee and straighten and rotate your leg. If the muscle fibers or tendons that connect your ...

LAST week we had an introduction to the role and function of the sports medicine physician. This week let’s dive right into the deep end and take a swing at the most common injury in all running ...

The hamstring injury bug continues to bite the NFL. The most significant victims include Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Atlanta ...