Hamstring injuries can occur to anyone. However, they are most common amongst athletes, due to movements involving high-speed running, high kicks, tackling, and splits.
What are Hamstrings and How are They Injured?
The hamstring is a combination of 3 muscles:
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps femoris
Injury is dependent on intensity of sport along with other variables such as: duration, frequency and/or body compensations for other lower extremity injuries (such as injury to meniscus). Poor strength, flexibility, improper body mechanics with sport, failure to warm up properly, and poor alignment (via flat feet, leg length discrepancies, and improper knee alignment) can contribute to the ease of injury.
How Physical Therapy can Help
Due to the wide ranging potential for causation of this injury, it is recommended to seek medical professionals to help determine the cause of injury. Our Physical Therapists will be able to determine the best course of action to help with your hamstring injury recovery.
Physical therapists are trained at a doctorate level to help assess and establish a plan of care for hamstring injuries. Physical Therapy can help determine the severity of injury, analyze specific muscular involvement, and relay useful data regarding factors that may have contributed to the injury.
Don’t wait! Call LSTC today at, 703-450-4300 to schedule your appointment to get the best physical therapy for hamstring injuries.
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Sources: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/45/2/e2.8
https://www.physio-pedia.com/Semimembranosus_Tendinopathy
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hamstring-injury/
