Purpose Resistance training may be empirically believed to increase passive muscle
stiffness. Meanwhile, a recent study showed that the passive stiffness of a specific hamstring …

Context: The hamstrings are the most commonly injured muscle in sports and are especially
injury prone in lengthened positions. Measuring knee muscle strength in such positions …

Background The time to return to sport from acute hamstring strain injuries is associated with
several functional and structural impairments. However, not all previous studies assessed …

Background: Injuries of the proximal attachment of the hamstring muscles are common. The
present study aimed to investigate the relationship of the proximal attachment of the …

Background Hamstring muscles are the most frequently reported sites of muscle strain
injuries, especially near the bi-articular muscles' myotendinous junction, where aponeurosis …

Injuries and overload to the hamstring muscles are frequently observed in recreational and
high-performance athletes. The proximal hamstring muscle complex is in a highly vulnerable …

Objectives To correlate the mean time of return of athletes to sport after acute injury of the
thigh muscle with hematoma that was punctured or not. Methods Study based on clinical …

Authors of previous studies of patients with acute hamstring strains have reported injury to
the biceps femoris and semitendinosus (ST) in 50% to 100% and 0% to 30%, respectively …

Atrophy of the stabilizing muscles of the hip, such as quadratus femoris (QF), may
predispose the hip joint to dysfunction. Ultrasound imaging (USI) has been shown to be a …

Hamstring injuries are among the most frequent in sports. The high relapse rate is a
challenge for sports medicine and has a great impact on athletes and sport teams. The …