Return to play after a hamstring strain injury: it is time to consider natural healing

D Pieters, E Wezenbeek, J Schuermans, E Witvrouw - Sports medicine, 2021 - Springer
Return to play (RTP) criteria after hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) help clinicians in deciding
whether an athlete is ready to safely resume previous sport activities. Today, functional and …

Criteria for progressing rehabilitation and determining return-to-play clearance following hamstring strain injury: a systematic review

JT Hickey, RG Timmins, N Maniar, MD Williams… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Rehabilitation progression and return-to-play (RTP) decision making following
hamstring strain injury (HSI) can be challenging for clinicians, owing to the competing …

[HTML][HTML] Return to play after hamstring injuries: a qualitative systematic review of definitions and criteria

N van der Horst, S van de Hoef, G Reurink… - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background More than half of the recurrent hamstring injuries occur within the first month
after return-to-play (RTP). Although there are numerous studies on RTP, comparisons are …

Determinants of return to play after the nonoperative management of hamstring injuries in athletes: a systematic review

C Fournier-Farley, M Lamontagne… - … American journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: It is important for clinicians to rely on suitable prognosis factors after hamstring
injuries because of the high incidence of these injuries and time away from athletic activities …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical predictors of time to return to competition following hamstring injuries

Y Guillodo, C Here-Dorignac, B Thoribé… - … and Tendons Journal, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: hamstring strain injuries are the most common sports-related muscle injuries and
one of the main causes of missed sporting events. Hypothesis: clinical findings reflecting …

Evidence-based management and factors associated with return to play after acute hamstring injury in athletes: a systematic review

SS Rudisill, MP Kucharik, NH Varady… - … Journal of Sports …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Considering the lengthy recovery and high recurrence risk after a hamstring
injury, effective rehabilitation and accurate prognosis are fundamental to timely and safe …

A combination of initial and follow-up physiotherapist examination predicts physician-determined time to return to play after hamstring injury, with no added value of …

P Jacobsen, E Witvrouw, P Muxart, JL Tol… - British Journal of Sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Previous studies investigating prediction of return to play after acute hamstring
injury were limited by examining a single postinjury clinical and MRI evaluation. We …

Can clinical evaluation predict return to sport after acute hamstring injuries? A systematic review

L Schut, A Wangensteen, J Maaskant, JL Tol, R Bahr… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background The current literature on the value of clinical evaluation for predicting time to
return to sport (RTS) after acute hamstring injuries has not been systematically summarised …

[HTML][HTML] Hamstring strength and morphology progression after return to sport from injury

J Sanfilippo, A Silder, MA Sherry, MJ Tuite… - Medicine and science …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hamstring strain re-injury rates can reach 30% within the initial two weeks following return to
sport (RTS). Incomplete recovery of strength may be a contributing factor. However, relative …

A return-to-sport algorithm for acute hamstring injuries

J Mendiguchia, M Brughelli - Physical Therapy in Sport, 2011 - Elsevier
Acute hamstring injuries are the most prevalent muscle injuries reported in sport. Despite a
thorough and concentrated effort to prevent and rehabilitate hamstring injuries, injury …