Researchers prospectively collected data for every NFL team on hamstring injuries from 1989-1998 using the NFL’s Injury Surveillance System. There were 1,716 reported hamstring strains and more than half of these occurred during the league’s seven-week preseason.
The most commonly injured positions were the defensive secondary (23.1 percent of injuries), wide receivers (20.8 percent of injuries) and special teams (13 percent of injuries). The researchers recommended these positions as foci for preventative interventions.
Read the abstract for about muscle strains among players in the NFL.
Read other coverage on sports medicine injuries:
– AOSSM: Hamstring Tendon Grafts Better for ACL Reconstruction
– Study: Shockwave Therapy Safe for Treating Hamstring Injury
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