The Long and Short of Hamstring Rehabilitation: Are We Missing the Mark?

Course Description

Hamstring injuries are common during sporting activities with high re-injury rates, which may indicate inadequate rehabilitation or premature return to play. A combination of lecture, videos, and group discussions will be implemented to achieve the stated objectives.  The instructor will provide an overarching review of the literature as it pertains to mechanisms and prognostic factors of hamstring muscle and tendon injuries. Once the literature and practice guidelines are reviewed, the participants will partake in interactive group discussions and video lab to demonstrate various types of exercises discussed during the didactic portion of the course. Participants will be able to reflect on their current rehabilitation and return to play plan for hamstring injuries and make appropriate modifications for future rehabilitation interactions.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Identify common mechanisms of injury that lead to hamstring muscle and tendon injuries.
• Interpret prognostic factors that influence duration of recovery.
• Summarize the importance of eccentric exercises in hamstring rehabilitation.
• Construct guidelines to effectively manage a return to play decision in athletic hamstring injuries.
• Apply various functional progression to prepare an athlete for return to play.

• Prerequisites

  None

• Educational Level

  Intermediate

• Other

  Satisfactory completion of this course will require the participant to respond to polling questions asked throughout the webinar & to be logged on during the entire webinar.