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In today's episode we go over How To Diagnose & Treat Hamstring Strains - A Physio's Guide - FPF Show Episode 183

0:00 Introduction
1:03 How is a hamstring strain patient likely to present in the clinic? 
4:26 How do we grade the severity of hamstring strain injuries?
8:12 What should absolutely be included in the clinical evaluation of hamstring strain injuries?
12:13 What should a good subjective examination contain during your examination?
12:28 What objective tests should be performed during the examination?
15:28 Should physical therapy exercises be pain free during rehabilitation?
24:16 If physical therapy exercises are painful will that cause a re-injury during rehabilitation?
27:41 What are the exact exercises I should include in my rehabilitation program for patients?
31:32 What should be included in phase 1 of rehabilitation? (Exercises, manual therapies)
38:11 How do you know when to progress to the next phase and what does phase 2 consist of?
47:24 When can patients start running again after a hamstring strain injury?
54:26 What does phase 3 of treatment look like?
57:33 Example return to running program for a patient after a hamstring strain injury
1:01:44 What should athletes pass in order to return back to sport safely after a hamstring strain injury?
1:06:08 Is Your Athlete Really Ready to Progress? Learn How Force Plates Can Tell You

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