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Leg Injuries

Acute Hamstring Tears

Peer-Reviewed Article

Acute hamstring tears require immediate attention, often involving rest, ice, compression, and rehabilitation for optimal recovery.

Hamstring muscles coming out from the hip bone

Overview

Hamstring muscles coming out from the hip bone

Acute Hamstring Tears

Dr. Ana Bracilovic speaking about hip pain

Hip Pain Causes Video

Young woman sitting on a stool squeezing her calf

Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)

Dr. Ana Bracilovic speaking about hip pain

Hip Pain Diagnosis Video

Beach volleyball player grabbing knee in pain.

Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Dr. Ana Bracilovic talking about Hip Bursitis

Hip Bursitis Video

Dr. Ana Bracilovic speaking about hip pain

Labral Tear Hip Pain Video

Hamstring anatomy showing the muscles and bones.

Chronic High (Proximal) Hamstring Tendinopathy

Symptoms

Feet running in a race.

Shin Splints Symptoms

Profile view of the IT Band

IT Band Syndrome Symptoms

Posterior view of the lower body highlighting the hamstrings.

A Pain in the Butt: 5 Signs of Chronic Hamstring Tendinopathy

Senior couple running in the park

Symptoms of Chronic High (Proximal) Hamstring Tendinopathy

Posterior view of the lower body highlighting the hamstrings.

Hamstring Tears: Signs and Symptoms

Causes and Diagnosis

Group of three people running across a walking bridge.

IT Band Syndrome Causes and Risk Factors

Posterior view of the hamstring muscle anatomy

How Do Hamstring Tears Occur?

profile view of the contracted and stretched states of the hamstring muscle

High (Proximal) Hamstring Tendinopathy Risk Factors

Patient lying prone for a MRI scan.

Shin Splints Diagnosis

Couple biking outdoors

8 Training Errors That Can Trigger IT Band Pain

Runner grabbing their shin in pain.

Shin Splints Causes & Risk Factors

Anatomy of hamstring avulsion

Hamstring Tears: Diagnosis

Physical therapist examining a patient's knee.

IT Band Syndrome Diagnosis

Posterior view of a hamstring tear

Hamstring Tears: Causes and Risk Factors

Technician administering a CT scan on a patient lying supine.

Diagnosing Chronic High (Proximal) Hamstring Tendinopathy

Treatment

Woman using a foam roller on the outside of her thigh.

IT Band Syndrome Treatment

Anterior view of the leg with hamstring muscles

Treatments for Chronic High Hamstring Tendinopathy

Forward fold as a hamstring stretch

Hamstring Tears: Treatment

Doctor and patient having a discussion in an office.

Surgery for Shin Splints

Runner grabbing their hamstring in pain.

Surgery for Chronic High (Proximal) Hamstring Tendinopathy

Bottom of a shoe on a running trail.

Shin Splints Treatment

Hamstring muscles coming out from the hip bone

Minimally Invasive Treatments for Chronic High Hamstring Tendinopathy

Wellness

Hamstring stretch with one leg raise.

Preventing Hamstring Tears

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