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 …

Effectiveness of conservative interventions after acute hamstrings injuries in athletes: A living systematic review

J Afonso, J Olivares-Jabalera, RJ Fernandes… - Sports medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Hamstrings injuries are common in sports and the reinjury risk is high. Despite
the extensive literature on hamstrings injuries, the effectiveness of the different conservative …

[HTML][HTML] Photobiomodulation and sports: results of a narrative review

LM Ailioaie, G Litscher - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Benefits of photobiomodulation (PBM) have been known for several decades. More recently,
PBM applied in sports offers a special chance to support the modeling of the performance …

Poor reporting of exercise interventions for hamstring strain injury rehabilitation: a scoping review of reporting quality and content in contemporary applied research

R Breed, D Opar, R Timmins, N Maniar… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2022 - jospt.org
Objective To review the quality of reporting and identify the content of exercise interventions
prescribed for hamstring strain injury (HSI) rehabilitation in the scientific literature from 2010 …

[HTML][HTML] Single leg bridge test is not a valid clinical tool to assess maximum hamstring strength

GB Gasparin, JBA Ribeiro-Alvares… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The single leg bridge test (SLBT) has been introduced in the sports context as a
way of estimating hamstring muscle capacity for prevention and rehabilitation of hamstring …

Do athletes with hamstring strain injury have shorter muscle fascicles in the injured limb?

DM Medeiros, FX de Lima-e-Silva, M Aimi… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Previous studies have suggested that a reduced length of the biceps femoris
long head (BF lh) fascicles may increase the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI). However, it …

The Single Leg Bridge Test does not replace handheld dynamometer hamstring tests in a clinical setting

B de Quadros Robaina, DM Medeiros… - Physical Therapy in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the correlation of Single Leg Bridge Test (SLBT) scores with maximum
isometric strength values obtained in handheld dynamometer (HHD) hamstring tests …

Therapeutic Exercises and Modalities in Athletes With Acute Hamstring Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A Jankaew, JC Chen, S Chamnongkich… - Sports Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Hamstring strain is a common injury to the lower limbs. Early intervention in the
acute phase aids with restoring hamstring function and prevents secondary related injury …

Effects of photobiomodulation on pain and return to play of injured athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RM Morgan, TD Wheeler, MA Poolman… - The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Morgan, RM, Wheeler, TD, Poolman, MA, Haugen, ENJ, LeMire, SD, and Fitzgerald,
JS. Effects of photobiomodulation on pain and return to play of injured athletes: A systematic …

How are hamstring strain injuries managed in elite men's football clubs? A survey with 62 Brazilian physical therapists

HG Valente, RR de Oliveira, BM Baroni - Physical therapy in sport, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To describe perceptions and practices of physical therapists from elite men's
football clubs on the management of athletes with hamstring strain injury (HSI). Design …