Infographic. The effect of high-speed running on hamstring strain injury risk

摘要

Australian rules football is a challenging contact sport requiring high levels of fitness and skill. In the last two decades, hamstring strain injuries have remained an ongoing problematic issue, constituting a large proportion of soft tissue injuries sustained in the elite Australian Football League (AFL). The predominant injury mechanism for hamstring strain injuries is sprinting, and fatigue may play a role because higher injury rates have been reported during the later stages of soccer and rugby matches.