HAMSTRING INJURY
Hamstring muscle injuries — such as a “pulled hamstring” — occur frequently in athletes. They are especially common in athletes who participate in sports that require sprinting, such as track, soccer, and basketball.
A pulled hamstring or strain is an injury to one or more of the muscles at the back of the thigh. Most hamstring injuries respond well to simple, nonsurgical treatments.
Description
A hamstring strain can be a pull, a partial tear, or a complete tear.
Muscle strains are graded according to their severity. A grade 1 strain is mild and usually heals readily; a grade 3 strain is a complete tear of the muscle that may take months to heal.
Most hamstring injuries occur in the thick, central part of the muscle or where the muscle fibers join tendon fibers.
In the most severe hamstring injuries, the tendon tears completely away from the bone. It may even pull a piece of bone away with it. This is called an avulsion injury.
Cause
The hamstring muscles are a group of three muscles that run along the back of your thigh from your hip to just below your knee. These muscles make it possible to extend your leg straight behind your body and to bend your knee. When any one of these muscles stretches beyond its limit during physical activity, injury can result.
We focus on 4 stages
• Stage 1: Healing and Recovery
• Stage 2: Strength Training
• Stage 3: Peak performance functional training
• Stage 4: Conditioning
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