We investigated the validity of panoramic ultrasound (US) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of hamstrings cross-sectional area (CSA) and volume. Hamstrings CSA were ...

December 3, 2010 (Chicago, Illinois) — Autologous blood injections, in combination with a steroid, into the site of the damaged tendon promotes the healing of hamstring microtears more effectively ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ultrasound scan results had no bearing on professional soccer players’ time missed due to hamstring injuries ...

Researchers in London say they have found an effective two-part treatment for microtears in the hamstring: injections of the patient's own blood and a steroid along with "dry-needling," in which ...

2 Department of Sports and Regenerative Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan 3 Department of Orthopaedics, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan 4 Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, ...

LAST April, at a meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, three experts in tendon injuries sat on a stage and talked about their preferred treatments. One said that the best ...

Background Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are prevalent in elite sports. Monitoring for (re-)injury prevention often includes tests such as the straight-leg-raise, reflecting the stiffness of all the ...

Lakers guard Jordan Farmar is expected to have another ultrasound on his hamstring after the team's seven-game Grammy road trip, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The Lakers will be back home after ...

Researchers in London say they have found an effective two-part treatment for microtears in the hamstring: injections of the patient's own blood and a steroid along with "dry-needling," in which ...