The complete guide to treating hamstring injuries and rehabilitation

Football’s hamstring epidemic
Hamstring injuries are the most common muscle injury in professional football and account for 12% of all injuries. On average each club loses players for 90 days per season (16 matches) as a result of hamstring injuries. That’s a lot of money to be paying for players to be sitting on the treatment table.

Despite an improvement in injury prevention strategies and our understanding of how and why they occur, players remain susceptible.  Here, we look at why these injuries occur and how they will be classified and graded, so you know how to prevent them and spend more time on the pitch.

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