Background Hamstring injury is one of the most common injuries affecting gaelic footballers,
similar to other field sports. Research in other sports on whether residual hamstring …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation of hamstring and quadriceps muscle strength and
imbalance to hamstring injury using a prospective observational cohort study METHOD: A …

Background: Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) are the most common injury type in Australian
football, and the rate of recurrence has been consistently high for a number of years. Long …

Purpose: Are eccentric hamstring strength and between-limb imbalance in eccentric
strength, measured during the Nordic hamstring exercise, risk factors for hamstring strain …

Context: Hamstring injuries are a leading cause of injury in Gaelic games. Hamstring
flexibility as a risk factor for hamstring injury has not yet been examined prospectively in …

Hamstring muscle strain is the most prevalent injury in Australian Rules Football, accounting
for 16% of play ing time missed as a result of injury. Thirty-seven pro fessional footballers …

Purpose To demonstrate the potential for a simple clinical test of hamstring muscle strength
to identify susceptibility to muscle strain injury. Methods A single-case design was used; …

Background Hamstring muscle strain injuries (HMSI) are the greatest injury problem in
kicking sports such as Australian Rules Football. Reduced hamstring muscle strength is …

Background Hamstring injuries remain prevalent across a number of professional sports. In
football, the incidence has even increased by 4% per year at the Champions League level …

Hamstring strains are the most common time‐loss injury in elite Gaelic football affecting over
20% of players per season. Thus, there is a need to identify factors contributing to the onset …