HAMSTRING STRAIN

PREPARED BY
MOHD ARAAF B. ZAKARIA
2006813252
Anatomy of hamstring
 INTRODUCTION
• A hamstring injury or a pulled hamstring
is a tear in one of the hamstring
muscles (semitendinosus,
semimembranous and biceps femoris)

• If you have taken an impact in the back

of the leg it must be treated as a
contusion. Usually the muscle is forcibly
stretched beyond its limits and the
muscle tissue becomes torn.
Hamstring strain is classified in to 3
category :-
• 1st degree
• Strain is damage to few muscle fibers
• 2nd degree
• Strain is damage to a more extensive
number of muscle fibers.
• 3rd degree
• Strain is a complete rupture of the
muscles itself
 Causes
• An isolated athletic activity (acute)
• Persistent repetitive stress
(chronic)
• Hamstring strains often occur
while
– sprinting
– jumping and
– other activities where quick start and
stop are required
 Causes
• It often results from an overload of
the muscles or trying to move the
muscles too fast
• inadequate warm-up/stretching
• poor lower back flexibility
• abnormal biomechanics
• High risk sports for hamstring
strains are :-
• Soccer
• Football
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Track and field events
 Sign and symptoms
• Grade 1
– May not be present until after the
activity is over
– Cramp or tightness in the thigh
– Slight feeling of pain when the
muscles are stretched or contracted
– May be able to walk properly
– Probably won’t have much swelling
• Grade two
– More severe than the pain of a grade one
injury
– Pain on stretch and contraction of the
muscle
– Usually sore to touch
– Probably cannot walk properly
– May notice swelling
– Pressing in causes pain
– Bending the knee against resistance causes
pain
– Might be unable to fully straighten knee
• Grade there
• Immediate burning or stabbing pain
• Completely torn and there may be a large
lump of muscle tissue above a depression
where the tear is
• Unable to walk properly without the aid of
crutches
• In severe pain
• Bad swelling appear immediately
• Expect to be out of competition for 3 to
12 weeks or more
Treatment for hamstring strain
injury
• R.I.C.E
• Anti-inflammatory medicine
according to your health care
provider’s prescription (Advil or
ibuprofen)
• Ultrasound and electrical
stimulation
• Rehabilitation program
• Using crutches if it is too painful to
walk
 Prevention
• Warming up properly and stretching
your hamstring muscles prior to your
activities (especially important in
sprinting or jumping)
• Regularly deep tissue sport massage
can help prevent muscle strains
• Conditioning and strengthening the
muscles not only the hamstring muscles
but the lower back as well.
• Hamstring sleeve, which will provide
support, warm and compression to the
strained hamstring.
stretching and exercises for
hamstring