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.

Let us look at the anatomy and function of the hamstrings to understand the prevention of the injury better Shutterstock Hamstring (posterior thigh) strains are one of the most common non-contact ...

The legs are the two lower limbs of the body. They provide support and a range of movements. Each leg contains five regions. They’re known as the: The upper leg is often called the thigh. It’s the ...

1 Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Correspondence toDr Gisela Sole ...

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Symptoms of tight hamstrings can include stiffness and limited mobility. People may also notice cramping, pain, swelling, and bruising. They are usually the result of exercise or other intense forms ...

You can apply ice to your hamstring 2-3 times a day for about 20 minutes to decrease swelling. Make sure you get rest and do not move your injured leg to help with recovery. Take non-steroidal ...

Hamstring tendonitis is swelling or tearing to one of the three hamstring tendons. It may cause pain around the knee and throughout the leg. Hamstring tendonitis may also lead to mobility impairment.