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SUBMITTER: Erickson LN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6189266 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of sport and health science 20170410 3
Hamstring strain injuries are common among sports that involve sprinting, kicking, and high-speed skilled movements or extensive muscle lengthening-type maneuvers with hip flexion and knee extension. These injuries present the challenge of significant recovery time and a lengthy period of increased susceptibility for recurrent injury. Nearly one third of hamstring strains recur within the first year following return to sport with subsequent injuries often being more severe than the original. Thi ...[more]