The proximal hamstring is a common location of athletic injuries. Athletes participating in sports that require sprinting, jumping, acceleration and deceleration are at increased risk. The strongest ...

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Question: I was recently water skiing in Lake Powell when I took a bad fall and felt a tear in my buttock. I had immediate pain and then difficulty walking. What do you think I did? Dr. Rick ...

Hamstring tendonitis occurs when the soft tissues that connect the muscles of the back thigh to the pelvis, knee, and lower legs become inflamed. Hamstring tendonitis is often brought on by overuse ...

Runner’s butt is characterized by pain along the upper hamstrings and buttock. It is caused by repetitive strain to the hamstring tendon and its attachment to the bottom-most bone of the pelvis, which ...

Runner’s butt is characterized by pain along the upper hamstrings and buttock. It is caused by repetitive strain to the hamstring tendon and its attachment to the bottom-most bone of the pelvis, which ...

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.

Background Acute hamstring injury that includes intramuscular tendon injury has been suggested to be associated with increased reinjury risk. These observations were based on a relatively small number ...

The hamstring muscle group consists of three distinct sections. The two inner, or medial muscles are known as the semitendinosus and semimembranosus and the outer, or lateral, muscle is the bicep ...

Runner’s butt is characterized by pain along the upper hamstrings and buttock. It is caused by repetitive strain to the hamstring tendon and its attachment to the bottom-most bone of the pelvis, which ...