Background Hamstring injuries are a common musculoskeletal disorder, particularly
amongst athletes. Many factors have been associated with these injuries including motor …

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Background Some sports, such as football, have a high incidence of hamstring injuries.
Various interventions targeting the prevention of such injuries are in common use …

Background: Hamstring injuries are the most common injury sustained by elite Australian
football players and result in substantial costs because of missed training time, unavailability …

Objectives: To identify risk factors for hamstring injury at the community level of Australian
football. Methods: A total of 126 community level Australian football players participated in …

Hamstring injuries are the most common injury sustained by Australian Football players.
Eccentric training has been proposed as a potential preventative strategy. This pilot …

Hamstring injuries are common. The hamstrings and gluteus maximus (GM) work as
synergists during hip extension. When contraction of GM is delayed relative to Biceps …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of reduced hamstring flexibility on trunk and pelvic
movement strategies adopted by healthy males during manual handling tasks. METHODS …

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the electromyographic (EMG) activity of
gluteal and thigh muscles of sportspeople with a recent hamstring injury with uninjured …

OBJECTIVES: To assess, by systematic review, the effects of interventions used for
preventing hamstring injuries in physically active individuals. SELECTION CRITERIA …