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 …

Background For the past 30 years, the hamstring (H)-to-quadriceps (Q)(H: Q) torque ratio
has been considered an important index of muscle strength imbalance around the knee …

Hamstring strain injuries remain a challenge for both athletes and clinicians, given their high
incidence rate, slow healing, and persistent symptoms. Moreover, nearly one third of these …

Injuries in football exert negative impacts on team performance 1 and club finance. 2
Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are consistently the most prevalent time loss injury in football …

Background Hamstring injury is the single most common injury in European professional
football and, therefore, time to return and secondary prevention are of particular concern …

Muscle injuries are the most common injuries in sports, with hamstring injuries accounting
for 29% of all injuries in athletes. These injuries lead to prolonged impairment and have a …

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 strain is a common injury in sprinters and jumpers, and therefore
time to return to sport and secondary prevention become of particular concern. Objective To …

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 …

In sports-related muscle injuries, the main goal of the sports medicine physician is to return
the athlete to competition—balanced against the need to prevent the injury from worsening …