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Hamstring structure and function – Implications for injury

07/02/2020
By Jonathan Folland

This talk from UKSCA's 2020 Football Conference considers the biomechanics leading to hamstring injury, the anatomy and physiology of the muscle group, and the evidence for risk factors for strain injury.


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