Chahal J, Bush-Joseph CA, Chow A, et al. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging outcomes after surgical repair of complete proximal hamstring ruptures: Does the tendon heal? Am J Sports Med . 2012.

Methods: Two water skiers and two bull riders sustained complete rupture of the proximal origin of the hamstring muscles. All underwent repair of the hamstring origin and sciatic nerve neurolysis. A ...

The sciatic nerve with branches entering the hamstring muscle proximally is identified and generally dissected off the tendon on the posterior lateral corner. With chronicity, this dissection can ...

Q. I am a 60-year-old high level recreational runner that developed pain while running in my right hamstring. The pain has been present for two weeks.

Luckily, Sandy attended our recent back pain and sciatica class and realized that the pain in her hamstring might not be a strain at all. And her instincts were right… Let me explain.

Hamstring stretches to avoid and to put into practice. ... overworking the hamstrings can lead to repetitive muscle strains and, evnentually, ... over-stretching the sciatic nerve is a common cause.

Flossing your nerves? If it sounds like a stretch, well, it is. An exercise you can subtly do at your desk, where most of us are marooned these days, is an effective way to ease sciatica and other … ...

Hamstring tendonitis is a swollen or injured hamstring tendon. Symptoms include pain in or near to the knee joint. The type of treatment will depend on the severity of the tendonitis, but certain ...

Hamstring Strain Grades. When you injure your hamstring, your doctor will examine the muscle and classify – or grade – the injury based on how severe the damage is.

A Grade 2 hamstring strain could be anything from approximately one per cent of the muscle to 95-99 per cent of the muscle, so it’s a very non-precise grading of the significance of the damage.