The hamstring muscles are responsible for your hip and knee movements in walking, squatting, bending your knees, and tilting your pelvis. Hamstring muscle injuries are the most common sports injury.

Let us look at the anatomy and function of the hamstrings to understand the prevention of the injury better Shutterstock Hamstring (posterior thigh) strains are one of the most common non-contact ...

Your Personal PT, Rachel Tavel, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), so she knows how to get your body back on track when it's out of line.

A pulled hamstring is a muscle injury resulting from a strain or tear in one or more of the muscles at the back of the thigh. When it happens, there may be a sudden, severe pain and a popping or ...

Robert asks: Apparently, I am very susceptible to hamstring strains as I have sustained several of them over the years. Any suggestions for what I might be able to do to help prevent them as I return ...

It’s almost natural to stretch out any sore or tight areas of the body, especially when gearing up for a run. But the truth is that’s not always the best remedy—particularly when it comes to relieving ...