Background Eccentric hamstring strength exercise has been adopted in lower extremity injury prevention programs extensively, but the study of its effect on knee flexor strength is limited. Objective ...

Background Hamstring injury (HI) is the most prevalent muscle injury in both amateur (van Beijsterveldt et al., 2015) and professional (Ekstrand et al., 2011; Hawkins et al., 2001) soccer (football) ...

Elite sporting stars can assess and reduce their risk of a hamstring injury thanks to a breakthrough in research. "We showed, for the first time, that hamstring injury risk can be quantified by ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pro and amateur soccer players who regularly did a particular strengthening exercise were less likely to get sidelined with a hamstring injury, according to a new study ...

In a recent clash against the Melbourne Storm, the Brisbane Broncos endured a nightmare rarely seen in professional sport — three players tore their hamstrings in a single game. Two players, Adam ...

Exercising your hamstrings is important for mobility (movement), athletic performance, and reducing injury risk. 1. Glute Bridge A glute bridge improves hip stability and alignment (proper position of ...

I am plagued with hamstring tendinosis in both hamstrings, a condition I developed after training for the NYC marathon last year. I know exactly why it happened: I went from 30 to 70 miles miles a ...

Elite sporting stars can assess and reduce their risk of a hamstring injury thanks to a breakthrough made by QUT researchers. The discovery could be worth a fortune to football codes, with hamstring ...