An evidence-based framework for strengthening exercises to prevent hamstring injury

MN Bourne, RG Timmins, DA Opar, T Pizzari… - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Strength training is a valuable component of hamstring strain injury prevention programmes;
however, in recent years a significant body of work has emerged to suggest that the acute …

High‐density electromyography activity in various hamstring exercises

A Hegyi, D Csala, A Péter, T Finni… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Proximal‐distal differences in muscle activity are rarely considered when defining the activity
level of hamstring muscles. The aim of this study was to determine the inter‐muscular and …

Muscle forces and fascicle behavior during three hamstring exercises

B Van Hooren, B Vanwanseele… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge about muscular forces and fascicle behavior during hamstring exercises can
optimize exercise prescription, but information on these outcomes across different exercises …

Hamstring Injuries, From the Clinic to the Field: A Narrative Review Discussing Exercise Transfer

J Vicens-Bordas, AP Sarand… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: The optimal approach to hamstring training is heavily debated. Eccentric exercises
reduce injury risk; however, it is argued that these exercises transfer poorly to improved …

Characterization of lower limb muscle activation patterns during walking and running with Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) MR perfusion imaging

PM Jungmann, C Pfirrmann, C Federau - Magnetic resonance imaging, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The distribution of energy use among different lower limb muscles during
walking and running is not well understood. Local blood flow within skeletal muscle tissue …

Semitendinosus and biceps femoris long head active stiffness response until failure in professional footballers with vs. without previous hamstring injury

SR Freitas, B Mendes, T Firmino… - European journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study sought to examine the active stiffness of semitendinosus (ST) and biceps femoris
long head (BFlh) during a knee flexor isometric contraction at 20% of maximal voluntary …

Semitendinosus and biceps femoris long head activity during the single leg bridge test in healthy individuals

T Firmino, B Mendes, R Oliveira, J Vaz… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction The single leg bridge test (SLBT) has been suggested as a clinical test to
examine function, screen injury risk, and monitor the effectiveness of rehabilitation …

[HTML][HTML] T2 hamstring muscle activation during the single-leg roman chair: impact of prior injury

B Van Hooren, J Vicente-Mampel… - Exercise, Sport, and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods This cross-sectional study investigated muscle activation during the SLRCH in
individuals with prior hamstring injuries. Twelve recreationally active male soccer players …

sEMG activity in superimposed vibration on suspended supine bridge and hamstring curl

J Aguilera-Castells, B Buscà, J Arboix-Alió… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Traditionally in strength and conditioning environments, vibration has been transmitted
using platforms, barbells, dumbbells, or cables but not suspension devices. This study …

The influence of training load on musculoskeletal injury risk variables, objective fatigue, subjective well-being, and performance in baseball athletes

BS Pexa - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Baseball's unique sport demands lead to a high prevalence of time-loss injuries. Previously
identified injury risk factors in baseball include decreased shoulder strength, decreased …