Mechanisms of Hamstring Strain Injury: Interactions between Fatigue, Muscle Activation and Function

• Main Authors: Shaun Huygaerts (Author), Francesc Cos (Author), Daniel D. Cohen (Author), Julio Calleja-González (Author), Marc Guitart (Author), Anthony J. Blazevich (Author), Pedro E. Alcaraz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Isolated injury to the long head of biceps femoris is the most common type of acute hamstring strain injury (HSI). However, the precise hamstring injury mechanism (i.e., sprint-type) is still not well understood, and research is inconclusive as to which phase in the running cycle HSI risk is the gre...