by admin | May 31, 2018 | Hamstrings Injury Prevention
Authors João Breno Ribeiro-Alvares; Vanessa B Marques; Marco A Vaz; Bruno M Baroni. Abstract The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) is a field-based exercise designed for knee-flexor eccentric strengthening, aimed at prevention of muscle strains. However, possible...
by admin | Mar 31, 2018 | Hamstrings Injury Prevention, Running Injury Prevention
Authors Anthony J Shield; Matthew N Bourne. Abstract Hamstring strain injuries are endemic in running-based sports. Given the economic and performance implications of these injuries, a significant body of research has emerged in recent years in an attempt to identify...
by admin | Feb 28, 2018 | Hamstrings Injury Prevention
Authors Matthew N Bourne; Ryan G Timmins; David A Opar; Tania Pizzari; Joshua D Ruddy; Casey Sims; Morgan D Williams; Anthony J Shield. Abstract Strength training is a valuable component of hamstring strain injury prevention programmes; however, in recent years a...
by admin | Dec 31, 2017 | Hamstrings Injury Prevention, Running Injury Prevention, Training Principles
Authors Bas Van Hooren; Frans Bosch Abstract We have previously argued that there may actually be no significant eccentric, but rather predominantly an isometric action of the hamstring muscle fibres during the swing phase of high-speed running when the attachment...
by admin | Dec 31, 2017 | Hamstrings Injury Prevention, Running Injury Prevention, Training Principles
Authors Bas Van Hooren; Frans Bosch. Abstract It is widely assumed that there is an eccentric hamstring muscle fibre action during the swing phase of high-speed running. However, animal and modelling studies in humans show that the increasing distance between...
