ArticleJournal of sport and health science2017
The effect of hamstring flexibility on peak hamstring muscle strain in sprinting.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mechanisms of hamstring strain injuries in sprinting: an integrative scoping review of intrinsic, biomechanical and modifiable risk factors.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The mechanism of hamstring injuries - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of flexibility and strength training on peak hamstring musculotendinous strains during sprinting.Journal of sport and health science · 2021Trial
- Normative H-Test Values in a Cohort of 113 Healthy Soccer and Track-and-Field Athletes at High Risk for Hamstring Injury.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Inter-Segmental Coordination During Soccer Instep Kicking: A Vector-Coding Comparison Between Experienced Athletes and Novices.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hamstring Injury Mechanisms and Eccentric Training-Induced Muscle Adaptations: Current Insights and Future Directions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- A Field-Based Screening Protocol for Hamstring Injury Risk in Football Players: Evaluating Its Functionality Using Exploratory Factor Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Risk factors for hamstring strain injury in male college American football players -a preliminary prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Effect of Pre-training and Post-training Nordic Exercise on Hamstring Injury Prevention, Recurrence, and Severity in Soccer Players.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Changes Over a Decade in Anthropometry and Fitness of Elite Austrian Youth Soccer Players.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Research in prevention and rehabilitation of hamstring muscle strain injury.Journal of sport and health science · 2017Article
- Mechanism of hamstring muscle strain injury in sprinting.Journal of sport and health science · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effect of hamstring flexibility on the peak hamstring muscle strains in sprinting, until now, remained unknown, which limited our understanding of risk factors of hamstring muscle strain injury (hamstring injury). As a continuation of our previous study, this study was aimed to examine the relationship between hamstring flexibility and peak hamstring muscle strains in sprinting.
methodsTen male and 10 female college students participated in this study. Hamstring flexibility, isokinetic strength data, three-dimensional (3D) kinematic data in a hamstring isokinetic test, and kinematic data in a sprinting test were collected for each participant. The optimal hamstring muscle lengths and peak hamstring muscle strains in sprinting were determined for each participant.
resultsThe muscle strain of each of the 3 biarticulated hamstring muscles reached a peak during the late swing phase. Peak hamstring muscle strains were negatively correlated to hamstring flexibility (0.1179 ≤
conclusionA potential for hamstring injury exists during the late swing phase of sprinting. Peak hamstring muscle strains in sprinting are negatively correlated to hamstring flexibility across individuals. The magnitude of peak muscle strains is different among hamstring muscles in sprinting, which may explain the different injury rate among hamstring muscles.
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