The proximal hamstring is a common location of athletic injuries. Athletes participating in sports that require sprinting, jumping, acceleration and deceleration are at increased risk. The strongest ...

Question: I was recently water skiing in Lake Powell when I took a bad fall and felt a tear in my buttock. I had immediate pain and then difficulty walking. What do you think I did? Dr. Rick ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Rupture of the proximal origin of the hamstrings is an ...

The hamstring is a combination of three muscles that originate at the ischial tuberosity (the part of the pelvis you feel when you sit down) and run along the back of the leg until they connect with ...

Background Hamstring muscle injuries are notoriously found among the most common causes of abstinence and delayed return to sport, in a variety of track, field and other high level athletes. In this ...

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 ...

Hamstring tendinitis is inflammtion of the hamstring tendon as it attaches to the Ischial Tuberosity. It can follow a tear of the hamstring tendon which is poorly treated or more often is an overuse ...

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Sports Injuries Unit, “Agios Pavlos” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece 2 Department of Radiology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ...

Most runners have probably had an achy, tight hamstring at one time or another. The repetitive motion of running can cause the muscles located at the back of the upper thigh to feel sore, especially ...

Less than two weeks after sashaying onto TV screens on Dancing With The Stars, Danielle Fishel was hit by an agonizing injury that could impact not only her success on the show, but her health in the ...