Does lumbo-pelvic dysfunction predispose to hamstring strain in professional soccer players?

摘要

It has been reported that hamstring strain in athletes is commonly followed by subsequent hamstring strains (Am. J. Sports Med. 30(2) (2002) 199). The current management of these injuries is oftentimes unsuccessful and may plague the athlete throughout their sporting career. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that hamstring strain can be a "symptom" secondary to dysfunction in other parts of the same biomechanical chain. For reasons explained below, the functionality of the lumbo-pelvic mechanism was selected for assessment in a retrospective double-blinded randomized controlled experimental design. A by-product of the research methodology was the discrimination of predictive value between manual and machine assessment techniques.