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Reducing Hamstring Injuries is at the Core of a Good Injury Prevention Program

Sports Medicine Research

Injury prevention programs that include core muscle strengthening exercises reduce the risk of hamstring injuries in soccer players. The post Reducing Hamstring Injuries is at the Core of a Good Injury Prevention Program appeared first on Sports Medicine Research.

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London International Consensus and Delphi Study on Hamstring Injuries: 1) Classification, 2) Operative Management, & 3) Rehabilitation, Running and Return to Sport

Sports Medicine Research

London International Consensus and Delphi Study on Hamstring Injuries: 1) Classification, 2) Operative Management, & 3) Rehabilitation, Running and Return to Sport The post London International Consensus and Delphi Study on Hamstring Injuries: 1) Classification, 2) Operative Management, & 3) Rehabilitation, Running and Return to Sport appeared (..)

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Preventing Running Injuries This Fall: Tips for a Safe and Enjoyable Season

Reinhardt Chiropractic

Here’s why: Lower Body Strengthening: Exercises like squats, lunges, and step-ups build strength in your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps. Strengthening these areas helps support your running and prevent injuries. Stronger muscles in these areas can absorb more impact and reduce the strain on your knees and hips while running.

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Adolescent posture assessment

Chiropractic Economics

2 His protocols strengthen the core, rectus abdominus, obliques, gluteus maximus and hamstrings. Generally, Ludwig proposes increasing the strength of the muscles affecting pelvic alignment, specifically retroversion.

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4 Simple Steps for Strained Hamstring Rehab

ChiroUp

Anatomy of Running Hamstring strains typically occur during the late swing phase of gait. As the lower leg swings forward, the hamstrings contract eccentrically to slow the lower leg. Since the muscle fibers of the hamstring are lengthening while contracting, this can lead to a strain of the hamstring muscles.

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Stretches for Back Pain From Driving

Healthy Life Chiropractic

This stretch helps elongate your spine and hamstrings, promoting better posture while driving. This movement helps loosen up tight muscles in your lower back. Finish off with some seated forward folds by reaching for your toes or shins while keeping a straight spine. Just make sure you only perform this stretch while the vehicle is parked.

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Not All Leg Pain Is Sciatica

Beecher Chiropractic

If the pain stops in the hamstring or the front of the thigh, it is not sciatica. An easy way to determine if it is sciatica or just referred pain from the lumbar spine or pelvis is if the pain radiates down past the knee. Only nerve pain will cross two joints, in this case the hip and knee.