Hamstring The hamstring muscle group tends to be a runner's weakest link. Imbalances in muscle strength among the hamstring muscles or between the hamstrings and the quadriceps and hip flexors can ...

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.

A hamstring tear injury is a rip in the hamstring muscles. It happens when the hamstrings are overstretched or overloaded with too much weight. Depending on the injury, the hamstring can tear ...

A pulled hamstring is a muscle injury resulting from a strain or tear in one or more of the muscles at the back of the thigh. When it happens, there may be a sudden, severe pain and a popping or ...

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 ...

Prehab is one of the more popular buzzwords in fitness circles of late, especially those dominated by your gym’s token Paleo-eating, minimalist-shoe enthusiasts. It is, in effect, performing rehab ...

People get injured all the time. Some injuries are activity related, while others are the result of freak accidents -- like the friend of mine who shut the trunk of his car and dislocated his shoulder ...

Prehab is a dynamic approach to avoiding pain and injury by trying to improve mobility, strength and joint function in vulnerable areas like the hip, back, ankle and shoulders. Photographs by Indranil ...