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8 best stretches for tight hamstrings, from a top physio

Tight hamstrings occur when one or all three of the muscles at the back of your thigh become shortened due to prolonged sitting, overtraining or sudden increase in workout workout intensity, certain ...
The New York Times

What is a hamstring injury? How long does it take to recover? What are the grades of injury?

A number of Premier League players – including Arsenal’s Kai Havertz and Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson (above) – have suffered hamstring injuries in recent weeks. With the help of Matt Konopinski, ...
BMJ

Clinical implications from daily physiotherapy examination of 131 acute hamstring injuries and their association with running speed and rehabilitation progression

Aim To investigate the association of daily clinical measures and the progression of rehabilitation and perceived running effort. Methods A cohort of 131 athletes with an MRI-confirmed acute hamstring ...
BMJ

A combination of initial and follow-up physiotherapist examination predicts physician-determined time to return to play after hamstring injury, with no added value of MRI

Background Previous studies investigating prediction of return to play after acute hamstring injury were limited by examining a single postinjury clinical and MRI evaluation. We evaluated the added ...