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This section features a recent systematic review that is indexed on PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (http://www.pedro.org.au). PEDro is a free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy.
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Background
Acute hamstring injuries are common, with significant consequences for sport performance. However, despite this, there is no current consensus on their best practice management due to a lack of scientific evidence on the efficacy of available interventions.1
Aim
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the efficacy of conservative (non-surgical) interventions for the treatment of acute hamstring injuries and reassess the status of the newly available literature since a previously published systematic review.1
Searches and inclusion criteria
Six databases were searched (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus). Randomised control trials (RCTs) were …
Footnotes
Correction notice This paper has been amended since it was published Online First. The third author's first name was spelt incorrectly and this has now been updated to ‘Evangelos’.
Contributors AJV selected the systematic review, interpreted the data and wrote the manuscript. CEH and EP critically reviewed the manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.