Influence of Graft Type and Meniscal Involvement on Short-Term Outcomes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Authors: Moler, Casey¹, clb7dc@uvahealth.org, Cross, Kevin M.¹, Kaur, Mandeep², Bruce Leicht, Amelia³, Hart, Joe⁴, Diduch, David⁵

Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation; Feb2024, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p79-87, 9p

Hamstrings Are Stretched More and Faster during Accelerative Running Compared to Speed-Matched Constant-Speed Running.

Authors: GURCHIEK, REED D.^1,2, TEPLIN, ZACHARY², zteplin@alumni.stanford.edu, FALISSE, ANTOINE², afalisse@stanford.edu, HICKS, JENNIFER L.², jenhicks@stanford.edu, DELP, SCOTT L.^2,3, delp@stanford.edu

Source: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise; Mar2025, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p461-469, 9p

MRI-based analysis of thigh intramuscular fat and its associations with age, sex, and BMI using data from the osteoarthritis initiative data.

Authors: Joseph, Gabby B.¹ (AUTHOR) gabby.joseph@ucsf.edu, Akkaya, Zehra^1,2 (AUTHOR), Sims, Wynton M.¹ (AUTHOR), McCulloch, Charles E.³ (AUTHOR), Nevitt, Michael C.³ (AUTHOR), Lynch, John A.³ (AUTHOR), Lane, Nancy E.⁴ (AUTHOR), Link, Thomas M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Scientific Reports. 2/20/2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *VASTUS medialis, *HAMSTRING muscle, *TOTAL hip replacement, *FOURTH grade (Education), *FIRST grade (Education), *THIGH, *KNEE

Effects of Foam Rolling Prior to Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility and Thigh Skin Temperature.

Authors: Yenil, Sinem¹ sinemyenil_96@hotmail.com, Yalcinkaya Colak, Gamze², Ozyurek, Seher³

Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Feb2025, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p84-93. 10p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *SKIN temperature, *EXERCISE physiology, *STRETCH (Physiology), *DATA analysis, *STATISTICAL sampling, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MYOFASCIAL release, *CHI-squared test, *THIGH, *ANALYSIS of variance, *STATISTICS, *MASSAGE therapy, *DATA analysis software, *NEURODEVELOPMENTAL treatment, *RANGE of motion of joints

Can Manual Lymph Drainage Be Considered as a Passive Recovery Strategy?

Authors: Kiloatar, Humeyra¹, Aydogdu Delibay, Aylin¹ aylin.aydogdudelibay@ksbu.edu.tr, Turutgen, Nisa¹, Karavelioglu, Mihri Baris²

Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Feb2025, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p109-116. 8p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *DIAGNOSTIC equipment, *EXERCISE physiology, *EXERCISE therapy, *COOLDOWN, *GAIT in humans, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *WALKING, *CROSSOVER trials, *EXERCISE equipment, *ANALYSIS of variance, *ATHLETIC ability, *JUMPING, *LACTIC acid, *MASSAGE therapy, *DATA analysis software, *COMPARATIVE studies, LYMPHATIC massage

Immediate Effect of Kinetic Chain Activation and Mulligan's Bent Leg Raise Technique in Patients with Asymptomatic Hamstring Tightness: A Randomised Clinical Trial.

Authors: METGUD, SANTOSH CHANNABASAPA¹, PATIL, SANTOSH D.², GAONKAR, OMKAR ANAND³

Source: Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. Jan2025, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p4-8. 5p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle, *DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging, *ASYMPTOMATIC patients, *QUADRICEPS muscle, *CLINICAL trials

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Hamstring Muscle Complex Injuries Focus on Originate Tendon Structure—Male University Rugby Players.

Authors: Wada, Makoto^1,2 (AUTHOR) m-wada@wadaseikei.com, Kumai, Tsukasa³ (AUTHOR) m-wada@wadaseikei.com, Okunuki, Takumi^2,4 (AUTHOR), Sugimoto, Takeshi⁵ (AUTHOR) sugimoto.tks.db@icloud.com, Ishizuka, Kotaro⁶ (AUTHOR) bonjour.machao1001@gmail.com, Tanaka, Yasuhito⁷ (AUTHOR) yatanaka@naramed-u.ac.jp

Source: Diagnostics (2075-4418). Jan2025, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p54. 16p.

Subject Terms: *SOFT tissue injuries, *HAMSTRING muscle injuries, *SPORTS injuries, *DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging, *TENDON injuries

Bilateral Symmetries and Conventional Torque Hamstrings: Quadriceps (H:Q) in Different Sports.

Authors: Leite-Nunes, Tiago Dutra¹ tiago.nunes1102@gmail.com, Forgiarini Saccol, Michele¹, Corrêa Matheus, Silvana², Lopes dos Santos, Daniela³, Lanferdini, Fábio Juner¹

Source: Muscles, Ligaments & Tendons Journal (MLTJ). Oct-Dec2024, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p586-593. 8p.

Subject Terms: *QUADRICEPS muscle physiology, *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *LEG physiology, *QUADRICEPS muscle injuries, *HAMSTRING muscle injuries, *SPORTS injuries risk factors, *BIOMECHANICS, *SOCCER, *FOOTBALL, *RUNNING, *BODY composition, *TORQUE, *MUSCLE strength testing, *LEG exercises, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MUSCLE strength, *ATHLETES, *BASKETBALL, *EXERCISE tests, *KNEE, *ISOKINETIC exercise, *MUSCLE contraction, *RANGE of motion of joints

Can Eccentric-Only Resistance Training Decrease Passive Muscle Stiffness While Increasing Size and Strength of Hamstrings?

Authors: KAWAMA, RAKI^1,2, TAKAHASHI, KATSUKI¹, kattakah@mail.doshisha.ac.jp, IKIFUNE, HARUKI³, haruki20181120@gmail.com, TOZAWA, HIRONOSHIN³, hiro.0818y@gmail.com, OBATA, TAKAFUMI³, ctvh0010@mail4.doshisha.ac.jp, ITO, RYO³, next-rr-891ddt@ezweb.ne.jp, HOJO, TATSUYA^1,3, thojo.doshisha@gmail.com, WAKAHARA, TAKU^1,3,4, twakahar@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Source: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise; Dec2024, Vol. 56 Issue 12, p2349-2361, 13p

Effects of pelvic tilt control using visual biofeedback on gluteus maximus, multifidus, and hamstring activities during three different bridge exercises.

Authors: Jang, Tae-Jin¹ (AUTHOR), Jeon, In-Cheol^2,3,4 (AUTHOR) jeon6984@hoseo.edu

Source: Physiotherapy Theory & Practice. Dec2024, Vol. 40 Issue 12, p2795-2804. 10p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *EXERCISE physiology, *PELVIS, *DATA analysis, *RESEARCH funding, *EXERCISE therapy, *STATISTICAL sampling, *BIOFEEDBACK training, *BACK muscles, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *GLUTEAL muscles, *CONTROL groups, *PRE-tests & post-tests, *ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, *EXPERIMENTAL design, *ONE-way analysis of variance, *STATISTICS, *BODY movement, *COMPARATIVE studies, *DATA analysis software

Characteristics and course of lower extremity muscle activity in a patient with body lateropulsion due to pontine infarction: a case report.

Authors: Inoue, Taisei^1,2 (AUTHOR), Watanabe, Hiraku¹ (AUTHOR), Matsuo, Hideaki¹ (AUTHOR), Sato, Yuri¹ (AUTHOR), Matsumura, Mayumi¹ (AUTHOR), Sasaki, Hirohito¹ (AUTHOR), Kubota, Masafumi³ (AUTHOR) mkubota@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

Source: Physiotherapy Theory & Practice. Nov2024, p1-10. 10p. 6 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle, *CONDITIONED response, *ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, *POSTURE, *LOCUS (Mathematics)

Role of Thigh Muscle Strength and Joint Kinematics in Dynamic Stability: Implications for Y-Balance Test Performance.

Authors: Turner, Jeffrey A.^1,2 Jeffrey.Turner@unc.edu, Hartshorne, Matthew L.^1,2, Padua, Darin A.¹

Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Nov2024, Vol. 33 Issue 8, p654-662. 9p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *QUADRICEPS muscle physiology, *ANKLE physiology, *KNEE physiology, *TORSO physiology, *CROSS-sectional method, *DORSIFLEXION, *BIOMECHANICS, *PEARSON correlation (Statistics), *T-test (Statistics), *KINEMATICS, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, *INDEPENDENT variables, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *NEUROMUSCULAR system, *MUSCLE strength, *KNEE joint, *THIGH, *EXERCISE tests, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *JOINT instability, *POSTURAL balance, *RANGE of motion of joints

Reverse Nordic Curl Does Not Generate Superior Eccentric Activation of the Quadriceps Muscle Than Bodyweight Squat-Based Exercises.

Authors: Pereira, Nicolas da Silva¹, Chaffe, Luiza Pizarro¹, Marques, Matheus Iglesias¹, Guimarães, Rodrigo Freire¹, Geremia, Jeam Marcel², Vaz, Marco Aurélio², Baroni, Bruno Manfredini³, Rodrigues, Rodrigo¹ rodrigo.esef@gmail.com

Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Nov2024, Vol. 33 Issue 8, p646-653. 8p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *QUADRICEPS muscle physiology, *DATA analysis, *EXERCISE therapy, *REHABILITATION, *ISOMETRIC exercise, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *LEG exercises, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, *WATER in the body, *RECTUS femoris muscles, *STATISTICS, *BODY movement, *COMPARATIVE studies, *DATA analysis software, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *MUSCLE contraction, *RANGE of motion of joints

Comparison of Clinical Characteristics between Responders and Non-Responders to Hamstring Stretching in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Authors: Dobija, Lech^1,2 (AUTHOR) ldobija@chu-clermontferrand.fr, Pereira, Bruno³ (AUTHOR), Dupeyron, Arnaud⁴ (AUTHOR), Coudeyre, Emmanuel^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Diagnostics (2075-4418). Oct2024, Vol. 14 Issue 19, p2117. 6p.

Subject Terms: *CHRONIC pain, *HAMSTRING muscle, *BODY mass index, *WORK-related injuries, *MYALGIA

Comparative efficacy of muscle energy technique and Bowen technique on hamstrings muscle tightness in chronic low back pain patients.

Authors: Batool, Kishwar¹, Mehmood, Mariam¹ mariam.mehmood@tuf.edu.pk, Jafar, Muneeb¹, Gull, Maham¹

Source: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. Oct2024, Vol. 40 Issue 9, p2080-2084. 5p.

Subject Terms: *CHRONIC pain, *HAMSTRING muscle, *BACK muscles, *CLINICAL trials, *MYALGIA

Characterizing Muscle Activity in Soccer Players with a History of Hamstring Strain Injuries during Accelerated Sprinting.

Authors: Ryo Ohtsubo¹ otbr1593@akane.waseda.jp, Hiromi Saito¹ hiromisaito.physio@gmail.com, Norikazu Hirose² toitsu_hirose@waseda.jp

Source: Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. Sep2024, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p656-662. 7p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *HAMSTRING muscle injuries, *BIOMECHANICS, *REPEATED measures design, *DATA analysis, *MUSCLE strength testing, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, *GLUTEAL muscles, *ANALYSIS of variance, *STATISTICS, *SPRAINS, *TORSO, *SOCCER injuries, *SPRINTING

Fascicle Behavior and Muscle Activity of The Biceps Femoris Long Head during Running at Increasing Speeds.

Authors: Lizhi Mao¹ Lizhi.Mao@outlook.com, Dahua Ren¹ rendahua3213@gmail.com, Shangjun Huang² Shangjun.huang@hotmail.com, Xie Wu³ wuxie_sus@163.com, Mianfang Ruan¹ ruanmf@yahoo.com

Source: Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. Sep2024, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p603-610. 8p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle physiology, *LEG physiology, *TENDON physiology, *HAMSTRING muscle injuries, *WOUNDS & injuries, *RESEARCH funding, *RUNNING, *SPORTS injuries, *KINEMATICS, *HAMSTRING muscle, *TENDON injuries, *ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, *GROUND reaction forces (Biomechanics), *EPIDEMIOLOGY

Anatomical Relationships of the Proximal Attachment of the Hamstring Muscles with Neighboring Structures: From Ultrasound, Anatomical and Histological Findings to Clinical Implications.

Authors: Miguel-Pérez, Maribel¹ (AUTHOR) centretars@centretars.com, Iglesias-Chamorro, Pere^1,2 (AUTHOR) ingridmoller@ub.edu, Ortiz-Miguel, Sara^2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR) aperez@uic.cat, Ortiz-Sagristà, Juan-Carlos⁶ (AUTHOR) siometge@gmail.com, Möller, Ingrid¹ (AUTHOR) jlagullo-1@ub.edu, Blasi, Joan⁷ (AUTHOR) blasi@ub.edu, Agullò, Josep¹ (AUTHOR), Martinoli, Carlo⁸ (AUTHOR) carlo.martinoli@unige.it, Pérez-Bellmunt, Albert^2,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Diagnostics (2075-4418). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 16, p1725. 16p.

Subject Terms: *HAMSTRING muscle, *BICEPS femoris, *HAMSTRING muscle injuries, *CONNECTIVE tissues, *SCIATIC nerve

The relationship between lower extremity muscle tightness and pain and disability in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain.

Authors: Unuvar, Bayram Sonmez¹ bayram.sonmez.unuvar@karatay.edu.tr, Gercek, Hasan², Tufekci, Osman³, Torlak, Mustafa Savas², Erbas, Onur⁴

Source: Work. 2024, Vol. 79 Issue 1, p323-330. 8p.

Subject Terms: *Statistical correlation, *Questionnaires, *Descriptive statistics, *Research, *Nonparametric statistics, Leg physiology, Hamstring muscle physiology, Myalgia, Cross-sectional method, Pain measurement, Pearson correlation (Statistics), T-test (Statistics), Disability evaluation, Visual analog scale, Muscle tone, Longitudinal method, Data analysis software, Lumbar pain

ACL Reconstruction Using Quadrupled Semitendinosus Versus Double-Stranded Semitendinosus and Gracilis Autograft: 2-Year Results From a Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.

Authors: Mo, Ingunn Fleten^1,2, ingunn.fleten.mo@haraldsplass.no, Harlem, Thomas², Faleide, Anne Gro Heyn^1,2, Strand, Torbjørn², Vindfeld, Søren^1,2, Solheim, Eirik^1,3, Inderhaug, Eivind^1,2,4

Source: American Journal of Sports Medicine; Jul2024, Vol. 52 Issue 8, p1927-1936, 10p