Background Hamstring strain injury (HSI) burdens athletes due to high occurrence and recurrence rates. Previous surface EMG evidence suggests reduced voluntary activation (VA) may contribute to high ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The proximal hamstring is a common location of athletic injuries. Athletes participating in sports that require ...

Hamstring injuries are the most common noncontact injury in elite sport. Despite increased research efforts, these injury rates continue to rise. Recent evidence has shown that short muscle fiber ...

Objective: To determine if submaximal contractions used in contract-relax proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (CRPNF) stretching of the hamstrings yield comparable gains in hamstring flexibility ...

The hamstring may be the single most challenging part of the body to sports medicine researchers. To athletes who have injured it, it’s simply the most frustrating. Known as the “hammy” to many, the ...

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Hamstring injuries mostly occur during activities like sprinting and soccer.  People aged 16-25 are more likely to injure their hamstrings due to varying growth ...