Tag Archives: Hamstring Injuries

Hamstring Injuries: Causes and Prevention

Nerve injuries can prevent fitness training, physical sports or competition: a nerve injury disrupts running, and running is a serious fat-burning activity for those who want to trim body fat. The most common cause of hamstring injuries is running, especially sprinting, although over-aggressive tending can also injure the hamstrings. I am a certified personal trainer. […]

Quadriceps and Hamstring Injuries

Given the work and demand places on the human leg, it’s surprising that muscle injuries to the hamstring and quadriceps, the muscle groups in the front and back of the upper leg, don’t happen more frequently. While these two sets of muscles function inversely with each other, the tremendous power and energy exacted on them […]

Dealing with Hamstring Injuries

As many nagging sports injuries as I’ve had over the past 34 years, you’d think at some point I’d want to get hurt and cut back on every class or fatigue at the same time. Well, since I will never stop participating in athletic events – although I have learned to cut back a little […]

Muscle Tears from Lifting Weights

A torn muscle can be a painful injury that proves difficult to heal. A muscle tear occurs when muscle fibers are ripped apart and bleed. The presence of blood in the muscle compartment can cause scar tissue to form. Muscle tears are sudden injuries. Any muscle in the body can tear at any time. Muscle […]