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Sprinting Biomechanics and Hamstring Injuries: Is There a Link? A Literature Review
Hamstring strain injury (HSI) is a common and costly injury in many sports such as the various professional football codes. Most HSIs have been reported to occur during high intensity sprinting actions.
Rudy N. Kalema +5 more
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Background: Stretching techniques for hamstring muscles have been described both to increase muscle length and to evaluate nerve mechanosensitivity. Aim: We sought to evaluate the short-term effects of three types of hamstring stretching on hamstring ...
Carlos López-de-Celis +6 more
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Holistic hamstring health: not just the Nordic hamstring exercise [PDF]
This was an editorial piece discussing the importance of a more holistic approach to hamstring conditioning.
Oakley, Aiden J. +2 more
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Inter-rater Reliability of a Portable Ultrasound for the Quadriceps and Hamstrings Thickness Measurement in Healthy Adults [PDF]
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the inter-rater reliability of a portable ultrasound device for measuring the muscle thickness of the quadriceps and hamstrings in healthy subjects.
Soul Cheon, Eunwook Chang
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The hamstring muscle complex [PDF]
AbstractPurposeThe anatomical appearance of the hamstring muscle complex was studied to provide hypotheses for the hamstring injury pattern and to provide reference values of origin dimensions, muscle length, tendon length, musculotendinous junction (MTJ) length as well as width and length of a tendinous inscription in the semitendinosus muscle known ...
van der Made, A. D. +6 more
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Study aim: With contrary evidence regarding the effectiveness of acute whole-body vibration training (WBVT) on sporting performance, the current study examined WBVT’s effect on concentric torque of the quadriceps (Q) and hamstrings (H).
Hawkey Adam, Dallaway Alexander
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Context: Lower extremity muscular strength may vary by different sport participation during growth process. Objective: To investigate effect of sport participation and growth by comparing strength of the hamstrings, quadriceps, and hamstrings to ...
Dai Sugimoto +5 more
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Regional difference in the EMG-force relationship of the hamstring muscles during knee flexion
The relationship between electromyographic (EMG) amplitude and exerted force has been established in numerous studies and used as fundamental knowledge to interpret the results of EMG in human movement.
Raki Kawama +2 more
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Why hamstring eccentrics are hamstring essentials [PDF]
There is no dispute that acute hamstring injury is a major sports injury,1,–,6 particularly in football codes2 3 5 6 and other sports that demand high-speed running.1 The purpose of this editorial is to provide the reader with evidence-based tips for optimising hamstring injury prevention.
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