An athlete would almost be better off breaking a bone than yanking a hamstring, the trifecta of tissues in the back of the thigh that has felled so many fine performers. Chris Paul seems made of yacht ...

The hamstring muscles are responsible for your hip and knee movements in walking, squatting, bending your knees, and tilting your pelvis. Hamstring muscle injuries are the most common sports injury.

Unfortunately, hamstring strains are both common and painful. They strike athletes of all sorts – including runners, skaters, and football, soccer, and basketball players. But what is a hamstring? It ...

A hamstring tear injury is a rip in the hamstring muscles. It happens when the hamstrings are overstretched or overloaded with too much weight. Depending on the injury, the hamstring can tear ...

A pulled hamstring is a muscle injury resulting from a strain or tear in one or more of the muscles at the back of the thigh. When it happens, there may be a sudden, severe pain and a popping or ...

Your hamstring is a group of three muscles along the back of your thigh. These muscles help you bend your knee and straighten and rotate your leg. If the muscle fibers or tendons that connect your ...

The Serb defied the injury and rowdy fans to make the third round with a 6-1, 6-7, 6-2, 6-0 win over French qualifier Enzo Couacaud on Rod Laver Arena. It was his 23rd straight win on the Melbourne ...

Muscle fatigue and lateral deficit are associated with the risk of hamstring injuries (HSIs) (McCall et al. 2014). Frequent testing of hamstring strength (HSS) can help prevent HSIs. Pilot testing ...