Is there evidence to support the use of the angle of peak torque as a marker of hamstring injury and re-injury risk?

RG Timmins, AJ Shield, MD Williams, DA Opar - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Hamstring strain injuries are the predominant injury in many sports, costing athletes and
clubs a significant financial and performance burden; therefore, the ability to identify and …

[PDF][PDF] Predicting hamstring strain injury in elite athletes

CL Brockett, DL Morgan, UWE Proske - Medicine & Science in Sports …, 2004 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT BROCKETT, CL, DL MORGAN, and U. PROSKE. Predicting Hamstring Strain
Injury in Elite Athletes. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 379–387, 2004 …

The validity of the nordic hamstring lower for a field-based assessment of eccentric hamstring strength

E Sconce, P Jones, E Turner… - Journal of sport …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Context: Hamstring injury-risk assessment has primarily been investigated using isokinetic
dynamometry. However, practical issues such as cost and availability limit the widespread …

Comparing hamstring muscle length measurements of the traditional active knee extension test and a functional hamstring flexibility test

E Shepherd, S Winter, S Gordon - Physiother …, 2017 - keele-repository.worktribe.com
Background: The hamstring muscles are regularly injured during high risk sports involving
sprinting and kicking activities. Currently there is inconclusive evidence regarding hamstring …

Development of a Novel Nordic Hamstring Exercise Device to Measure and Modify the Knee Flexors' Torque-Length Relationship

E Sconce, B Heller, T Maden-Wilkinson… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has been shown to reduce hamstring injury risk when
employed in training programs. This study investigates a novel device to modify the NHE …

Value of isokinetic strength testing for hamstring injury risk assessment: Should the 'strongest'mates stay ashore?

D Pieters, E Witvrouw, E Wezenbeek… - European journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Although isokinetic strength testing is commonly used in hamstring strain injury (HSI)
rehabilitation and prevention, research findings concerning its predictive value remain …

Isokinetic strength assessment offers limited predictive validity for detecting risk of future hamstring strain in sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Green, MN Bourne, T Pizzari - British journal of sports medicine, 2018 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To examine the value of isokinetic strength assessment for predicting risk of
hamstring strain injury, and to direct future research into hamstring strain injuries. Design …

Effects of two different injury prevention resistance exercise protocols on the hamstring torque-angle relationship: a randomized controlled trial

F Naclerio, E Larumbe-Zabala, A Monajati… - Research in Sports …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The effects of two different 6-week lower body injury prevention programmes on knee
muscle torque–angle relationship were examined in soccer players. Thirty-two men were …

The deficits of isometric knee flexor strength in lengthened hamstring position after hamstring strain injury

G Nara, M Samukawa, K Oba, Y Koshino, T Ishida… - Physical Therapy in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effects of knee flexion angle on peak torque, rate of torque
development (RTD) during isometric contraction and hamstring flexibility after hamstring …

Asymmetry after hamstring injury in English Premier League: issue resolved, or perhaps not?

P Barreira, B Drust, MA Robinson… - … journal of sports …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Hamstring injuries constitute one of the most concerning injuries in English Premier League
football, due to its high primary incidence but also its recurrence. Functional methods …