Aim The Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF) instructed a multidisciplinary
group of Dutch anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) experts to develop an evidence statement …

Background Injuries to the hamstring muscles are among the most common in sports and
account for significant time loss. Despite being so common, the injury mechanism of …

Recent literature supports the importance of horizontal ground reaction force (GRF)
production for sprint acceleration performance. Modeling and clinical studies have shown …

Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) are common in a number of sports and incidence rates have
not declined in recent times. Additionally, the high rate of recurrent injuries suggests that our …

Humans run faster by increasing a combination of stride length and stride frequency. In slow
and medium-paced running, stride length is increased by exerting larger support forces …

Background Although performance of the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has been shown
to elicit adaptations that may reduce hamstring strain injury (HSI) risk and occurrence …

Objective To determine which strength training exercises selectively activate the biceps
femoris long head (BFLongHead) muscle. Methods We recruited 24 recreationally active …

ABSTRACT SCHACHE, AG, TW DORN, PD BLANCH, NAT BROWN, and MG PANDY.
Mechanics of the Human Hamstring Muscles during Sprinting. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol …

Isolated injury to the long head of biceps femoris is the most common type of acute
hamstring strain injury (HSI). However, the precise hamstring injury mechanism (ie, sprint …

Background: Hamstring injuries are the most common muscle injuries in soccer, and they
have a high rate of recurrence. Eccentric hamstrings strength is recognized as an important …