Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The proximal hamstring is a common location of athletic injuries. Athletes participating in sports that require ...

Q: Proximal Hamstirng Injuries: I tore my hamstring at the origin in July 2006 by tripping while on a trail run. I have taken weeks off of strength training, have been walking/running, and do very ...

The hamstrings are three muscles located on the back of your thigh, and they’re responsible for bending your knee and extending your hip,” says Marissa Cummo, PT, DPT, assistant director of physical ...

Hamstring strains are one of the most common—and frustrating—soft-tissue injuries suffered by athletes. There are two main types: an acute strain and a proximal hamstring tendinopathy, a ...

Recently presented findings show high patient-reported satisfaction, strength and function following repair of acute and chronic proximal hamstring ruptures. Perspective from Russell F. Warren, MD ...

Objective: Hamstring strains are one of the most common muscle strains in athletes; however, complete rupture of the proximal hamstring origin is rare and results from significant trauma. The ...

Unfortunately, hamstring strains are both common and painful. They strike athletes of all sorts – including runners, skaters, and football, soccer, and basketball players. But what is a hamstring? It ...