Hamstring injuries are prevalent in many sporting and training environments. They are the curse of many top athletes and urban warriors alike and have a horrible tendency to recur with monotonous regularity.

In the past, rehab specialists and trainers may have fallen prey to the hypothesis that "if it keeps tearing, it must be tight and therefore needs a stretch."

In this podcast I would like to pose a different hypothesis. One that looks at the length-tension relationships between the hamstrings at the back of the pelvis and quads and hip flexors at the front of the pelvis.

We’ll look at how this relationship can contribute to these types of injuries. Focus on different tests to discover what is happening at the pelvis, which exercises can aid our recovery and prevention of reocurring hamstring injuries.

References

(1) Kendall, McCreary,Provance, Muscles Testing and Function, Williams and Wilkins.

(2) Paul Chek Seminars - C.H.E.K.Institute: Scientific Core Conditioning Seminar

(3) Swiss Ball Training Seminar

(4) Frank Netter, Human Atlas of Anatomy - CD Rom