In Fernando Torres’ book, ‘El Nino, My Story’, he summed up his journey with the injury: “The first time it happens you think it is normal and you keep going. The second time, you stop, you take more care and you start to ask yourself why it happened. The third time, you stop properly, you start to investigate the underlying causes and work as hard as you can to make sure it never happens again.” By ignoring the injury, Torres lengthened his recovery and recuperation period, but with the help of his rehab team, he was able to continue playing.

Dr Batty examines the epidemiology and classification of hamstring injuries, by comparing case studies from both elite sport and the general population. We look at the heightened stresses and strains that elite sportspeople are under, such as making a speedy dash to outwit their opponents. This can result in one or more of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles being torn or snapped completely. Using scan images, we explore what to look out for and how to diagnose these injuries accurately.

Dr Batty also discusses the evidence-base for the debate surrounding PRP treatments, and, in extreme cases such as complete avulsion, surgical approaches. We delve into the phased rehabilitation process required to guide an individual from acute injury to return to play and will be discussing the use of pool sessions, to gym based strength and conditioning into pitch based sports specific drills. He gives us the sports medicine perspective on prevention strategies and importance of incorporating certain approaches in pre-season and in-season training to reduce the risk of hamstring injury whilst getting involved with the debate on Nordic hamstring exercises.

Schedule:

• Epidemiology & classification of hamstring injuries – Elite vs. general population 
• How to identify & diagnose them
• Treatment options – PRP, surgical & non-surgical approaches
• Prevention strategies

Learning Outcomes:

• Gain confidence in understanding the pathology of hamstring injuries in order to make an accurate diagnosis
• In-depth knowledge on best practise rehabilitation methods for conservative and non-conservative treatments
• Understand how to advise your patients on prevention techniques such as Nordic hamstring exercises

2 hour webinar, speaker's slides (if permitted) and CPD certificate.

Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Sports Therapists, Hand Therapists, Radiographers, Occupational Therapists, GP, Other Health Professionals, Trainee Health Professionals, Students