Hamstring strain injuries are common among sports that involve sprinting, kicking, and high-
speed skilled movements or extensive muscle lengthening-type maneuvers with hip flexion …

Rationale Hamstring injuries are common in elite sports. Muscle injury classification systems
aim to provide a framework for diagnosis. The British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification …

Background: The epidemiology of hamstring strains among student-athletes has been
extensively researched. However, there is a paucity of recent data describing patterns of …

Muscle injuries are among the most common injuries in sport and continue to be a major
concern because of training and competition time loss, challenging decision making …

Objective To determine the effects of an eccentric hamstrings strength-training program,
performed for at least 4 weeks by healthy adults, on muscle architecture and eccentric …

The present study examined site-specific hamstring muscles use with functional magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) in elite soccer players during strength training. Thirty-six players …

Background Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is a new technique that has
been known to be effective in reducing muscle tightness in athletics. However, little is known …

Flexibility is understood as the range of motion of a joint. Specifically, structured stretching
exercises are used to improve flexibility. Exercising stretching is commonly practiced before …

Introduction Hamstring injuries are the most prevalent non-contact soft tissue injury in sports,
with a larger portion of injuries being recurrent. The sagittal plane running kinematics …

Objectives This study examines subsequent injuries reported to the Accident Compensation
Corporation (ACC), New Zealand's universal no-fault injury insurer, in the 24 months …