TY - JOUR T1 - Hamstring exercises for track and field athletes: injury and exercise biomechanics, and possible implications for exercise selection and primary prevention JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 846 LP - 851 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090474 VL - 46 IS - 12 AU - Nikos Malliaropoulos AU - Jurdan Mendiguchia AU - Hercules Pehlivanidis AU - Sofia Papadopoulou AU - Xavier Valle AU - Peter Malliaras AU - Nicola Maffulli Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/46/12/846.abstract N2 - Hamstring strain injuries are the most prevalent muscle injuries in track and field (TF). These injuries often cause prolonged symptoms and a high risk of re-injury. Strengthening of the hamstring muscles has been recommended for injury prevention. The authors review the possible role of eccentric training in TF hamstring injury prevention and introduce exercise classification criteria to guide clinicians in designing strengthening programmes adapted to TF. The principles exposed may serve as a foundation for future development and application of new eccentric programmes to decrease the high incidence of this type of injury in other sports. ER -