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Sports Injuries and Prevention

Hamstring

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A comparison between clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging of acute hamstring injuries. (Am J Sports Med. 2006 )

A pilot randomised controlled trial of eccentric exercise to prevent hamstring injuries in community-level Australian Football. (J Sci Med Sport. 2006) “The findings suggest that a simple program of eccentric exercise could reduce the incidence of hamstring injuries in Australian Football but widespread implementation of this program is not likely because of poor compliance.”

Acute first-time hamstring strains during high-speed running: a longitudinal study including clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings. (Am J Sports Med. 2007 )

Assessment of physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging findings of hamstring injury as predictors for recurrent injury. (J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 ) "CONCLUSIONS: A larger size of hamstring injury was indicative of higher risk for recurrent injury but only after the subsequent playing season was considered along with the same playing season. None of the other parameters tested, including a shorter convalescent interval and clinical features, were associated with an increased risk for recurrent injury. However, due to low sample size the certainty of these conclusions may be limited."

Assessment of player performance following return to sport after hamstring muscle strain injury. (J Sci Med Sport. 2006 ) "CONCLUSIONS: Following return to sport from hamstring injury, player performance as assessed by the team coach is reduced. This suggests that some athletes may return to sport prior to complete resolution of the injury."

Distal tears of the hamstring muscles: review of the literature and our results of surgical treatment. (Br J Sports Med. 2007 )

Effect of hamstring-emphasized resistance training on hamstring:quadriceps strength ratios. (J Strength Cond Res. 2007 ) “A decreased hamstring:quadriceps (H:Q) ratio may put the hamstrings and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at increased risk of injury. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate H:Q ratios of 12 female National Collegiate Athletic Association soccer players, and to test the effects of a 6-week strength training program on these ratios. … posttest. These results suggest that 6 weeks of strength training that emphasizes hamstrings is sufficient to significantly increase the functional ratio. The functional ratio after training exceeded 1.0, which is specifically recommended for prevention of ACL injurie.”

Effect of stretching on strength loss and pain after eccentric exercise. (Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008)

Hamstring injuries: risk assessment and injury prevention. (Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2008)

Hamstring injuries in Australian football. (Clin J Sport Med. 2005 ) “CONCLUSIONS: Hamstring injuries in amateur Australian football players most commonly occurred with sprinting and were more frequent in players older than 23 years or with lesser quadriceps flexibility.”

Imaging of the hamstrings. (Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2008)

Incidence, risk, and prevention of hamstring muscle injuries in professional rugby union. (Am J Sports Med. 2006)

Magnetic resonance imaging parameters for assessing risk of recurrent hamstring injuries in elite athletes. (Am J Sports Med. 2007 ) “CONCLUSION: A history of anterior cruciate ligament injury was the only statistically significant risk factor for a recurrent hamstring strain in our study. Of the imaging parameters, the MR length of a strain had the strongest correlation association with a repeat hamstring strain and therefore may assist in identifying which athletes are more likely to suffer further reinjury.”

Prevention of hamstring strains in elite soccer: an intervention study. (Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2008 )

Proximal Hamstring Strains of Stretching Type in Different Sports: Injury Situations, Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics, and Return to Sport. (Am J Sports Med. 2008)

Strength Imbalances and Prevention of Hamstring Injury in Professional Soccer Players: A Prospective Study. (Am J Sports Med. 2008)

Type of acute hamstring strain affects flexibility, strength, and time to return to pre-injury level. (Br J Sports Med. 2006 )

TREATMENT:

Complete proximal hamstring avulsions: a series of 41 patients with operative treatment. (Am J Sports Med. 2008)

Surgical treatment of partial tears of the proximal origin of the hamstring muscles. (Br J Sports Med. 2006)

Traumatic and overuse injuries of the ischial origin of the hamstrings. (Disabil Rehabil. 2008 )

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INTERNET SITES:

A Patient's Guide to Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring Injury

Hamstring Injury - Treatment and Hamstring Stretching Exercises!

Hamstring Muscle Strain

Pulled Hamstring / Hamstring Strain “A hamstring strain or a pulled hamstring as it is sometimes called is a tear in one or more of the hamstrings muscles. Strictly speaking there are three hamstring muscles (Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus and Biceps femoris) which are known as the hamstring muscle group. These muscles all originate from the ischial tuberosity of the pelvis (see figure 1). Biceps femoris, in addition, has a second portion, known as the small head, that originates from the lower outer portion of the femur bone itself.”

Pulled hamstring: How long does it take to heal? (Mayo)

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