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 …

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 …

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

Background: The incidence of acute hamstring injuries is high in several sports, including
the different forms of football. Purpose: The authors investigated the preventive effect of …

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 …

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 …

Methods Whole body kinematics, EMG activities and ground reactions were collected as 12
subjects ran on an instrumented treadmill at speeds ranging from 80% to maximum …

Background Hamstring muscle strain is one of the most common injuries in sports. Still,
knowledge is limited about the progression of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging …

Background: Investigations into hamstring strain injuries at the elite level exist in sports such
as Australian Rules football, rugby, and soccer, but no large-scale study exists on the …