Hamstring injuries are common - especially in active adults over 40. But what’s less commonly talked about is how often hamstring pain is misdiagnosed. If you’ve been stretching, foam rolling, and ...

Hamstring injuries mostly occur during activities like sprinting and soccer. People aged 16-25 are more likely to injure their hamstrings due to varying growth rates of muscles and bones. Applying ice ...

Exercising your hamstrings is important for mobility (movement), athletic performance, and reducing injury risk. A glute bridge improves hip stability and alignment (proper position of the hips). This ...

Hamstring rehabilitation exercises can aid recovery and help prevent future injuries. Rehabilitation protocols typically call for a combination of stretching and strengthening movements. While severe ...

You may think having flexible hamstrings is a badge of honor for outdoor athletes. And while you’re not exactly wrong, not everyone needs to have Cirque du Soleil-level stretching abilities to succeed ...

You’ll know the feeling if you have tight hamstrings – your strides feel shorter, it seems like you’re working harder than usual and your legs feel stiff and restricted. Going faster or tackling hills ...

Do you ever wake up with tight, stiff legs and wonder why? Or maybe, during yoga class, you find it difficult to touch your heels to the ground in downward-facing dog. Either way, you could probably ...

Oluseun Olufade, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Emory School of Medicine. Hamstring curls and Romanian deadlifts both strengthen the hamstrings, but they ...

Anthony Shield has received funding from the Queensland Academy of Sport. Matthew Bourne is a recipient of an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship in partnership with VALD. Max Andrews and ...

If you can’t touch your toes without majorly bending your knees, that’s a sure sign you could benefit from doing hamstring stretches. But even if you can touch your toes easily, you should still be ...