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Biceps femoris architecture: the association with injury and response to training
  1. Ryan Timmins
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ryan Timmins, School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia; ryan.timmins{at}acu.edu.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097044

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    What did I do?

    First I looked to see if two-dimensional ultrasound could show us anything new in the battle against hamstring strain injuries (HSI), mainly in those with a history of injury, but also seeing if biceps femoris long head (BFlh) architecture alters future injury risk. I then implemented a resistance training programme to see if we can change these characteristics which increased the risk of HSI.

    Why did I do it?

    In a number of sports, HSIs are consistently the most common, non-contact injury with a high risk for recurrence.1 ,4 This suggests we still do not fully understand the aetiology of hamstring injury and re-injury. Non-modifiable risk factors (eg, increasing age and a previous injury history) have been shown to increase HSI risk; yet there are still a number of potentially modifiable risk factors that are …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.