A hamstring strain or ‘pulled hamstring’ is a tear to one of the hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh.
A strain is characterised by immediate pain at the back of the thigh and can cause a loss of function.This is one of the most common sporting injuries, especially in sports that involve kicking, sprinting, and other high-speed movements.
Hamstring strains are strains graded 1, 2, or 3 depending on how bad they are.If you’ve had hamstring pain for a longer period of time and started very gradually, this is more likely a hamstring tendinopathy.
Hamstring injury is likely to occur during the late swing and late stance phase of running. This injury can cause significant loss of training and competition time.
P- Protect
O- Optimal
L- Loading
I- Ice
C- Compression
E- Elevation