Hamstring Muscles Are Different After Injury
Hamstring strains are a fact of life for athletes who sprint in their sport. There are a lot of factors behind this, but one of the biggest is possible a lack of...
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Predicting Injuries in Elite Female Soccer Players
Nilstad et al in the latest issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine have an article that examines 1731 elite Norwegian female soccer players and follows them for the 2009 season....
Tommy John Surgery and Performance
As of the writing of this post, 15 Major League Baseball pitchers have already undergone Tommy John surgery (also known as UCL reconstruction) or will undergo it this season. There are a...
The Hamstrings and Sprinting
Schache et al, published in the April issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, conducted a study investigating how each of the three hamstring muscles experience sprinting. The authors studied...
Hamstring Strain Injuries: Dispelling Myths and Food for Thought
The journal Sports Medicine has a review in the March issue on hamstring strain injuries (HSI’s). Beginning with the premise that despite our knowledge of injuries and strength/conditioning, HSI’s are not declining. ...