ArticleBritish journal of sports medicine2015
Hamstring injuries: prevention and treatment-an update.
Article in British journal of sports medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07569484 (Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Athletes With Chronic Hamstring Strain), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Athletes With Chronic Hamstring Strain
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of High Power Laser Therapy on Pain and Isokinetic Peak Torque in Athletes with Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: A Randomized Trial.BioMed research international · 2022Trial
- Morphologic and morphometric study of the long head of the biceps femoris in male cadavers: tendon and MTJ insights for injury diagnosis.Anatomical science international · 2026Article
- Hamstring muscle injury rehabilitation in sports: a scoping review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- The Effect of Isometric Exercise Position on the Effectiveness of Isolated Work of the Thigh Flexor Muscles Based on the Results of the sEMG Study.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- Surgical treatment of high-grade acute intramuscular hamstring tendon injuries in athletes leads to predictable return to sports and no re-injuries.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Intramuscular Tendon Injuries of the Hamstring Muscles: A More Severe Variant? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2023Review
- The Effect of cam and pincer morphology on hamstring injury rates and return to play in elite young male football players.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Article
- Isotonic and Isometric Exercise Interventions Improve the Hamstring Muscles' Strength and Flexibility: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Return to Play After a Hamstring Strain Injury: It is Time to Consider Natural Healing.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Novel biomechanical injury risk score demonstrates correlation with lower limb posterior chain injury in 50 elite-level rugby union athletes.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Article
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- Assessing the Return on Investment of Injury Prevention Procedures in Professional Football.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Hip and trunk muscles activity during nordic hamstring exercise.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Distal Semimembranosus Tendon Avulsions: Acute Surgical Repair in a Professional Rugby Player.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2017Article
- Distal Musculotendinous T Junction Injuries of the Biceps Femoris: An MRI Case Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2017Article
- 'Serious thigh muscle strains': beware the intramuscular tendon which plays an important role in difficult hamstring and quadriceps muscle strains.British journal of sports medicine · 2016Review
- Hamstring injuries: update article.Revista brasileira de ortopediaArticle
- Hamstring Strains: Classification and Management.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
Despite increased knowledge of hamstring muscle injuries, the incidence has not diminished. We now know that not all hamstring injuries are the same and that certain types of injuries require prolonged rehabilitation and return to play. The slow stretch type of injury and injuries involving the central tendon both require longer times to return to play. A number of factors have been proposed as being indicators of time taken to return to play, but the evidence for these is conflicting. Recurrence rates remain high and it is now thought that strength deficits may be an important factor. Strengthening exercise should be performed with the hamstrings in a lengthened position. There is conflicting evidence regarding the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection in the treatment of hamstring injuries so at this stage we cannot advise their use. Various tests have been proposed as predictors of hamstring injury and the use of the Nordboard is an interesting addition to the testing process. Prevention of these injuries is the ultimate aim and there is increasing evidence that Nordic hamstring exercises are effective in reducing the incidence.
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