The mechanism of hamstring injuries–a systematic review

A Danielsson, A Horvath, C Senorski… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2020 - Springer
Background Injuries to the hamstring muscles are among the most common in sports and
account for significant time loss. Despite being so common, the injury mechanism of …

The biomechanics of running and running styles: a synthesis

BT van Oeveren, CJ de Ruiter, PJ Beek… - Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Running movements are parametrised using a wide variety of devices. Misleading
interpretations can be avoided if the interdependencies and redundancies between …

Sprint acceleration mechanics: the major role of hamstrings in horizontal force production

JB Morin, P Gimenez, P Edouard, P Arnal… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Recent literature supports the importance of horizontal ground reaction force (GRF)
production for sprint acceleration performance. Modeling and clinical studies have shown …

Hamstrings force-length relationships and their implications for angle-specific joint torques: a narrative review

E Kellis, AJ Blazevich - BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022 - Springer
Temporal biomechanical and physiological responses to physical activity vary between
individual hamstrings components as well as between exercises, suggesting that hamstring …

A novel device using the Nordic hamstring exercise to assess eccentric knee flexor strength: a reliability and retrospective injury study

DA Opar, T Piatkowski, MD Williams… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2013 - jospt.org
Study Design Reliability and case-control injury study. Objectives To determine if a novel
device designed to measure eccentric knee flexor strength via the Nordic hamstring exercise …

Sprint versus isolated eccentric training: Comparative effects on hamstring architecture and performance in soccer players

J Mendiguchia, F Conceição, P Edouard, M Fonseca… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Aims The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of hamstring eccentric (NHE)
strength training versus sprint training programmed as complements to regular soccer …

Hamstring strain injury in athletes: clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning, disability and health from the Academy of …

RL Martin, MT Cibulka, LA Bolgla, TA Koc Jr… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2022 - jospt.org
Hamstring strain injury (HSI) may result in considerable impairment, activity limitation, and
participation restriction, including time lost from competitive sports. This CPG includes sports …

Late swing or early stance? A narrative review of hamstring injury mechanisms during high‐speed running

CJB Kenneally‐Dabrowski, NAT Brown… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hamstring injuries are highly prevalent in many running‐based sports, and predominantly
affect the long head of biceps femoris. Re‐injury rates are also high and together lead to …

Mechanisms of acute adductor longus injuries in male football players: a systematic visual video analysis

A Serner, AB Mosler, JL Tol, R Bahr… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Change of direction and kicking have been described as the main actions
resulting in adductor longus injury. Video descriptions of inciting events are lacking …

Lower-limb muscular strategies for increasing running speed

AG Schache, TW Dorn, GP Williams… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2014 - jospt.org
This clinical commentary discusses the mechanisms used by the lower-limb musculature to
achieve faster running speeds. A variety of methodological approaches have been taken to …