Study selection criteria
| Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|
| Sports-related hamstring injuries | |
| Hamstring muscle strain-type injury (primary or recurrent hamstring injuries) | Tendon injuries and general, non-specific studies into musculoskeletal injury |
| Must have discrete data for hamstring injury, assessing some aspect of risk, either intrinsic, extrinsic or both | Interventions trying to reduce risk of hamstring injury |
| Human subjects | |
| Prospective studies | Retrospective studies, opinion articles, single case studies, cross sectional studies, and non-systematic reviews |
| Peer reviewed journals and be able to access full text | |
| English language |