Background The re-injury rate of the hamstring muscle group is reported as high as 12%. This emphasises the need for better testing procedures when considering increasing the workload or allowing a ...

Correspondence to Muhammad Ikhwan Zein, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands; m.i.zein{at}amsterdamumc.nl ...

The hamstring muscles are responsible for your hip and knee movements in walking, squatting, bending your knees, and tilting your pelvis. Hamstring muscle injuries are the most common sports injury.

A pulled hamstring is a muscle injury resulting from a strain or tear in one or more of the muscles at the back of the thigh. When it happens, there may be a sudden, severe pain and a popping or ...