Hamstrings, More Hamstrings, and Fascia

Hamstring Injury Mini-Symposium by Karim Khan

• Thanks to Dr. Karim Khan, we have at our fingertips a handful of free papers to bring us up to speed on the prevention and management of hamstring injuries. A kind man that he is, he also provided us with key take home messages, being: (i) that focussed eccentric loading – in the appropriate functional range of motion is critical, (ii) that there are different types of hamstring strains with different prognosis (Type 1 ‘sprinters’; Type 2 ‘dancers’), (iii) there remains an element of art in treatment – but don’t give up the science as the first option.

Hamstrings Injury Prevention: An update by George Nassis

• As noted in Dr. Khan's post on the BJSM site, Dr. Roald Bahr has made significant contributions to our knowledge in this realm. Dr. Nassis here provides us with a summary of one of Dr. Bahr's recent presentations. A summary that includes the importance of exercise execution and the relevance of the Nordic exercise for youth players. Also, like the BJSM post, he provides us with additional references for further study.

Fascia Science: Stretching the Power of Manual Therapy by Greg Lehman

• This is actually a two-part post. Part 1 - the post itself and, Part 2 - the comments section. The post itself provides us with Dr. Lehman's blunt thought process regarding the contemporary model of manual therapy of fascia. Greg is a thinker who doesn't take anything for granted and I believe you will see this clearly in his post. You will also see this clearly in Todd Hargrove, Bret Contreras and Andreo Spina, also thinkers who posted in the comments section - the Part 2.