How Do You Treat Hamstring Ligament And Tendon Injuries?
There are three large muscles that run from the top of the sitting bones (the boney points that you feel when sitting in a metal chair) along the back of your thighs: hamstrings. The main functions of the hamstrings is to flex the knee (bending it) and to extend the thigh (bring the leg back). The 3 hamstring muscles are: semimemranosus that attaches at the top from the sitting bone and inserts at the back of the knee; semitendinosus, which has the same origin at the sitting bone and attaches also at the back of the knee; bicep femoris, with two large muscle heads that split and attach its two ends to two areas behind the knee.Hamstring tendon and ligament tears occur during sports activities from muscle imbalance, overuse, improper warm-up, or hyperextension in the knees (if you tend to “lock out” your knees when your stand, resting in the joints). Ligaments and tendons are thinner than the belly of the muscles and receive less bloody supply. Hamstring ligament and tendon injuries may
