There are three major questions about return to play (RTP) after hamstring injuries: How
should RTP be defined? Which medical criteria should support the RTP decision? And who …

Background Hamstring muscle injury (HMI) is the most common injury in professional
football and has a high re-injury rate. Despite this, there are no validated criteria to support …

In professional soccer, the high rate of recurrence after a hamstring strain forces therapists to
reflect about the most appropriate interventions in order to prevent subsequent occurrence …

Purpose Return-to-play (RTP) is an on-going challenge in professional football. Return-to-
play related research is increasing. However, it is unknown to what extent the …

Return to play (RTP) decisions in football are currently based on expert opinion. No
consensus guideline has been published to demonstrate an evidence-based decision …

Background More than half of the recurrent hamstring injuries occur within the first month
after return-to-play (RTP). Although there are numerous studies on RTP, comparisons are …

Background The current literature on the value of clinical evaluation for predicting time to
return to sport (RTS) after acute hamstring injuries has not been systematically summarised …

Hamstring injuries (HSIs) are the most common athletic injury in running and pivoting sports,
but despite large amounts of research, injury rates have not declined in the last 2 decades …

Background Previous studies investigating prediction of return to play after acute hamstring
injury were limited by examining a single postinjury clinical and MRI evaluation. We …

Background Rehabilitation progression and return-to-play (RTP) decision making following
hamstring strain injury (HSI) can be challenging for clinicians, owing to the competing …