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    Exploring the role of sprint biomechanics in hamstring strain injuries: a current opinion on existing concepts and evidence

    Bramah, Christopher, Mendiguchia, Jurdan, Dos'Santos, Thomas ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2715-0116 and Morin, Jean-Benoȋt (2024) Exploring the role of sprint biomechanics in hamstring strain injuries: a current opinion on existing concepts and evidence. Sports Medicine, 54 (4). pp. 783-793. ISSN 0112-1642

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    Abstract

    Hamstring strain injuries are one of the most common injuries in sprint-based sports with the mechanism of injury considered the result of an interaction between applied mechanical strain and the capacity of the muscle to tolerate strain. To date, injury prevention and rehabilitation strategies have frequently focused on enhancing the capacity of the hamstrings to tolerate strain, with little consideration of factors directly influencing mechanical strain. Sprint running biomechanics are one factor proposed to influence the mechanical strain applied to the hamstrings that may be modified (towards reduced strain) within rehabilitation and injury prevention programs. This article aims to explore the theoretical mechanistic link between sprint running mechanics and hamstring strain injury, along with the available supporting evidence. In doing so, it hopes to provide practitioners with an understanding of mechanical parameters that may influence hamstring strain injury whilst also identifying areas for further research exploration.

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