John Orchard's Sports Injury Site

Attached are links to papers I have written on muscle strains:

Risk factors for muscle strains

Strength and hamstring strains

Hamstring strain and testing

Steve Waugh calf strain case report (pictures: Cricket injuries)

Other good links are as follows:

Review of hamstring strains

Buttock pain in tennis referred from lumbar spine

Stretching and muscle strains (1)

Stretching and muscle strains (2)

Does stretching help prevent injuries? (sample .pdf chapter from Evidence-based Sports Medicine

Newspaper articles:

http://realfooty.com.au/news/2001/07/05/FFXAZ9HZPOC.html

http://realfooty.com.au/news/2001/07/05/FFX5I6HZPOC.html

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/20001121/A1984-2000Nov21.html