TY - JOUR T1 - Recurrent hamstring muscle injury: applying the limited evidence in the professional football setting with a seven-point programme JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 929 LP - 938 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091400 VL - 48 IS - 11 AU - Peter Brukner AU - Andrew Nealon AU - Christopher Morgan AU - Darren Burgess AU - Andrew Dunn Y1 - 2014/06/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/11/929.abstract N2 - Recurrent hamstring injuries are a major problem in sports such as football. The aim of this paper was to use a clinical example to describe a treatment strategy for the management of recurrent hamstring injuries and examine the evidence for each intervention. A professional footballer sustained five hamstring injuries in a relatively short period of time. The injury was managed successfully with a seven-point programme—biomechanical assessment and correction, neurodynamics, core stability, eccentric strengthening, an overload running programme, injection therapies and stretching/relaxation. The evidence for each of these treatment options is reviewed. It is impossible to be definite about which aspects of the programme contributed to a successful outcome. Only limited evidence is available in most cases; therefore, decisions regarding the use of different treatment modalities must be made by using a combination of clinical experience and research evidence. ER -