What actually are hamstring injuries?

What actually are hamstring injuries?
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“Pulling a hamstring”, “Hamstring’s gone”, “doing a hammy” - notorious injuries in football.
What actually are hamstrings and why are we always talking about them?
Seb Stafford-Bloor explores.
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#footballinjury #hamstrings

[@kenz88live]

Would be interested to see ACL and other knee injuries in relation to footballers

[@cottonbuddy]

The bane of pacy player

[@chenithmaleeshe]

ME

[@condemont]

Can confirm, harrowing.

[@kenz88live]

Yeah I say it because I did to my left knee a few months back as well. One of the shittiest injuries to do imo, fortunately I didn't damage any other vital ligaments/areas on my knee

[@KingGarciaVega]

But we're talking about socca why would we talk about those egg ball players

[@zolskieditz1314]

No way they included hide the pain Harold lmaoo

[@zaeidanis]

U mean Andras Arato??

[@arjitjere1559]

Respect the meme🤣

[@Prederick]

I'd love to see Tifo talk about something we fans take for granted, which is rehab. Rehabbing an injury, any injury, is a drag, but serious ones like major ligament tears, are an enormous hurdle to get over, both physically and mentally, and most of these dudes are doing it way faster than any of us could even imagine doing so.

[@aaronwood8270]

They won't do that that because that is a very long video and it can the process differ from person to person

[@Thomas...191]

That's a great topic. It naturally bleeds into the topic of recovery based drugs and their use of (or lack) in the game.

[@olih322]

Just watch Bellerin’s documentary. With all due respect to Tifo I doubt they can do a better job that his.

[@jarretc110]

speak for yourself. ive recovered from acl and knee ligament damage. i know numerous people with similar stories.

[@parthtewari8566]

"Hazard" of a trade lol😂😂😂

[@kbrdm1]

Golden

[@manitsinghbhatia]

not funny man...

[@victoramogu3708]

My first thought also given Hazards current situation.

[@lotuseater7247]

I ruined my 'semimembrosis' hamstring when playing football in 2019, I accidentally did the splits on a slippery astroturf whilst taking a turn in goal. It was an absolute killer. Took a year for me to heal. I didn't go to a physio because I am in living in another Country from my own and it was too much trouble. But at one point during the year, thinking it had healed, I began running through a school after teaching, and it just gave up on me, I completely lost all balance and toppled over. Very embarassing. It took a long time to trust my leg again and as I say it has taken a year of gym work and slow building. It's not as though I am or was anywhere near professional footballer standard, But I was always among the quickest in any team, so it really is very debilitating and psychologically overshadowing when you then have to worry about pushing yourself too far when sprinting. Mortality... Plus I'm in my 30's, so I guess it's only gonna get worse!

[@Tifo]

😬 Damn, sound tough - thanks for sharing, great insight!

[@kneebehindtoeguy]

I would start doing Nordic hamstring curl if I were in you....it definitely improve your situation 💪

[@suttscraig]

Really shines a light on why players aren't the same after a big injury and shows how special Ibrahimovics recover from his ACL injury was

[@yateendradwivedi3905]

Hamstring injuries first appeared on the Athletic..and today's injury is sponsored by manscaped

[@rgt9930]

As a sport therapist student it's fun to see this info spread

[@mallismills4342]

Tifo is the best educative channel have ever met thank you guys you doing an awesome job 👏

[@illitrait]

...best educative *sports-related* channel. Sorry about the pedantry.

[@tosin4arsenal]

Currently suffering with a grade 3 year right now. Good to see this video! Thank you!

[@Bennyy19]

Been over a year mate how is it going?

[@wessamdabas2084]

Amazing , brief but comprehensive video

[@MHLFC07]

ACL, MCL and other lower- body related muscle injuries please!

[@roccostrangio133]

Alexandre Pato was never the same after his multiple hamstring injuries. Such a shame.

[@craigts1198]

As a sports therapy student the main mechanism of injury for a hamstring strain is the deceleration, so when you’re running at 75% pace or more then suddenly slowing down. This was shown with son on Sunday in the north London Derby.

[@craigts1198]

@nguyễn minh hoàng yes I would imagine so

[@miguelbraz2629]

@nguyễn minh hoàng Yes I did track and field at college and it's one of the first things they teach, always decelarate in space, if you stop abrupptely it does all kinds of warm to your legs

[@Mad_Intellect]

Mine happened when I was running at like 70% speed, then suddenly accelerated because the person chasing me was gaining lol. Was grade 2, couldn't walk without crutches even on painkillers.

[@miguelbraz2629]

@@Mad_Intellect Yeah that happens very frequently too, if you don't stretch properly before doing exercise

[@Mad_Intellect]

@@miguelbraz2629 I stretched as usual, had breakfast but no lunch though(time constraints) and the football game was in the evening(18:30), so I'm guessing that's what did it, wasn't dehydrated though.

[@rockaway0beach]

Anyone else feeling extremely uncomfortable at the back of the legs while watching this? 🤣

[@rahadianardi9696]

Truuu

[@brekmilla3351]

YES😂😂

[@afc9408]

Ousmane Dembele enters the chat 👀

[@abnerkhuzwayo5357]

😂😂😂

[@drez6004]

Dr. Raj already explained about Dembele injury.

[@ktill97kt]

Pulisic right behind him

[@antonioemilio9932]

I'm surprised they didn't have Eden Hazard in the slide where they had 'A Hazard of the Trade".

[@Santon-Motho]

Torres’ story I feel for a lot. I remember he played with this style quite effectively: receiving the ball in-front of the defensive line, then from being slightly turned away from the defenders and seemingly posing little threat he’d burst into a quick turn, accelerating through the small space between two defenders and before you knew it he was one on one with the keeper. It was devastating. It might also be what cost him his hamstring however, especially considering how stopped using that style of play when injuries became commonplace in his career. One of my favourite players pre-injury, El Niño 💔

[@ydk2284]

He himself mentioned in his documentary that his career is always evaluated into two phases, one after and before the injuries. What a player he used to be, always my favorite

[@AleABest]

Tifo and 3CB. That is quality content.

[@luyandamakonese4238]

This is literally what I am learning in medical school - great video 👏🏽

[@riquejb9838]

I have sprained my ankle twice in 2016/17 but I was able to come Back without any kind of fear of injuring my ankle again and played even better than before, I was playing for the under 17 of a local team here in my city, Curitiba Brasil at that time. In 2019 I stopped playing football since I had to focus on my academic career and I knew that even if I was the best technical player on my team I wasn’t going to be a pro because I didn’t have the contacts that the others had. Now in november 2022 playing on a sunday league game I had a grade 1 hamstring strain, I got 1 month of recovery and then I started training again. First game after the recovery time I had the same injury, again, another 1 month of recovery, but the first game of this year was going to be only on 15th of january, last sunday, and guess what? 52 minutes into the game and I feel a pop, hamstring again… Muscular injuries are the worst to have, you’ll never know when they are going to happen. If you had a knee injury you kind of know the movements you can’t do anymore but with muscular injuries it’s not possible, specially when it comes to hamstring injury , it may happen when you are running, blocking a shot or even Passing the ball. Anyways, I rather have a sprained ankle and stay 2 to 3 weeks of recovery than having a hamstring grade 1 strain and staying 4 to 6 weeks without playing

[@KurtHassler]

Dr. Raj! Tifo's keeping good company.

[@bsnhbksan]

Ryan Giggs is one of a few players to bounce back from repeated hamstring injuries and actually managed to tweak his style and become a better player for it - which is something considering the better part of his career was built on pace, acceleration and dribbling (Only talking about his football career, so spare me the usual non-football related spiel).

[@rafliindrawan2510]

thanks for this sports scientist sharing knowledge, really appreciated 👍

[@ansh52922]

I'm in Med school and needed to revise this, thank you @tifo for saving my exam.

[@cadenturner1631]

Love this kind of video, I suffered two grade three strains through my brief career and still learned some tidbits!

[@kosmyn923]

just ...Amazing ,all respect for your work !

[@pranjalgoswami5833]

For clubs looking for players not likely to be affected by this injury, Tifo recommends Ibrahim Sangare, a dynamic presence in midfield with body of steel.

[@Sebastian1979XD]

Damn now this is the kind of content I didn't know but needed. I hardly pulled a hamstring in my playing days and i simply thought to just "walk it off". I applied the same mindset to professionals on the pitch but now I definitely understand why players are out for weeks from it 😳. Bonus too that this will definitely improve my fpl team when one of my players gets hit with the injury icon and I can move them on long or short term depending on the medical diagnosis 😄

[@jetropaulus7740]

Do one on groin injuries ,i have been struggling with it for more than a year. Please

[@saurabhkarmarkar5079]

Very well explained 👍👍👍👍

[@tiagomonteiro3510]

Very interesting video with good examples. Thank you!

[@trinichinee6426]

Would be greatly appreciated on a video showing some depth on rehab after any injury As a man who love football and is suffering with a recurring injury on the ankle

[@mookkss1381]

You can see Ousmane Dembele is a lot slower and less explosive than he was before his injuries. He's still young but I worry for his career

[@leemaituer9033]

Yep,most of his injuries have always being hamstring related.Even this season,he has missed 5 due to injuries,guess what they're hamstring related as well.

[@asheni78]

That's a lie

[@Twitty00700]

Watching Torres in that World Cup hurt so much. It was a historical run for Spain and he was just a footnote in that run.

[@stianchrister]

Best illustrations in a Tifo video yet.

[@draheim90]

When I was 21 I was playing a lot of hockey and soccer and kept playing for a week or so after initially injuring my leg (thought it was just bruising from a collision in the rink). One day after a soccer game I literally couldn’t get out of my car and had to call my gf at the time to help me out, she took one look at the blood pooling across the entire upper half of my right leg and took me to the hospital. After a couple MRIs they determined that, at the very least, I had partially torn my quad and hamstring. Was on crutches for a month or so and kept playing sports recreationally but my leg was never the same after that, even five years later it itched deep (probably from healed scar tissue) in such a way that I couldn’t satiate it, and it would flare up with pain/instability that made it hard to play sports or workout. These sorts of injuries are no joke...

[@danpreston564]

Damn this channel is good.

[@jingzy]

Great content for a new segment !

[@Heelo_0]

Very interesting video, Tiffany never disappoint

[@bboyneon92]

"Hazard" Of a trade. Smooth tifo, very smooth.

[@jan-helgeasgautsen5162]

And yet, the Nordic Hamstring exercise is not implemented more. It actually has a tremendous effect on reducing the risk of a hamstring tear. The clubs know this, but my guess is sunce the exercise is so extremely uncomfortable the compliance is so low.

[@riquejb9838]

When I was younger I always had concern with hamstring injury so I always did the nordic hamstring curl to prevent. In 2019 I stopped playing for my team and now in 2022 after a long period of time I started playing on a sunday league team. The first injury that I had: grade 1 Hamstring strain lol

[@christianopulinaldo8319]

Petition for tifo to start a new channel "tifo biology"

[@ShmurdaOC]

Please do the same style of video for ACL injury’s! As well as an analysis on Eden Hazard’s injuries at Real Madrid and an analysis on Gio Reyna !

[@AN-mc1pp]

Hopefully you can explains the injury that were many tagged in FPL, such as knocks, dead leg etc.

[@stupendous7848]

Thankfully something I never had to deal with when I played. Just the 3 ACL, MCL, and Meniscus tears, broken ankle, and torn calf 😅

[@tannylahane8806]

Yep also make videos on ligament injury, ACL tear and knee injuries

[@ihsanaminudangana5363]

This is magnificent. Thank you

[@Kami-zv4zg]

Loving the content

[@Tuntira]

Can't believe that this type of content is free....unreal

[@starganstar2016]

I often think about what if Owen and Torres never got those injuries. They were some of my favorite players to watch pre injuries

[@malavshah5230]

Can we see that RAUL JIMINEZ injury explained? Thank you

[@someguynamedmike4766]

You should do one on Sciatica, some pretty big players had it in the 2000's Like Henry & Terry & having it myself I guess I'd like to know why I never hear athletes getting it these days? I was under the impression it was quite common but clears up shame about my own experience

[@kobiosama]

Thanks tifo so now we have more understanding why certain players is out for months during a season.

[@JuanVilorio]

I was always surprised by how fast football players recover from hamstring injuries because in other sports this is something that can destroy a season

[@bryjam]

I question if they're truly recovered most of the time. It can take months for muscle injuries to fully heal. There's so much pressure for athletes to get back as quickly as possible, even if they're at high risk of re-injury.

[@roshanraju2704]

Quite informative 👍

[@shampadevi4065]

Tnss for this massive knowledge ...love from india

[@moncefecw3131]

Dude this is a great information, to know are also dangerous in catch wrestling

[@CampingBuddha]

Would like to see a tactics video on 3 at the back formations. At first I thought they were more attacking but really they seem defensive

[@kunal1035]

3:40 " That's really what makes damaging hamstrings so HAZARD-OUS for a player" xDD

[@grantojeh1251]

Tifo is the best; absolutely !

[@Nix-nb3zn]

I have a hamstring injury right now 🥲 High amount of sprinting makes you so prone to hurting your hamstring.

[@GrahamPlays]

Cool content as usual, i watch more of these videos than read the athletic 😂

[@abdulrashidhashiru3785]

Please talk about how motivation impact performance in football

[@Cocomagic423]

I learnt more from this video than I have in the last year in science in school

[@chinonsochukwu5259]

This is too good a content coming from a doctor fan lol

[@liquidgeorge]

You’re a fan of doctors?

[@user-ew5yj6rs4q]

Video on Tuchels tactics pls

[@gauravkamble6828]

2:37 Well this explains Dembele's finishing.

[@thelonesoldier4518]

I held my hamstring throughout this video cos hammy injury is so painful lol

[@misters6749]

4:32: I remember that match, he barely warmed up before he got on the pitch. He kinda brought it on himself🤦🏿

[@Hakuu_A19]

Would love to see this for a Quad injury and if there's any similarities

[@bryjam]

I'd be curious to know how many players are re-injured due to being rushed back. Just because they're capable of playing doesn't mean they're fully healed. It can take months to fully recover from a muscle injury or sprain. The last time I sprained my ankle (fairly mild) it lingered for 4 months even though I was only off my feet for a week.

[@vukirikou23]

Hmm ... an anatomy class. I like it! :)) very practical 👏👍

[@joaots2571]

Fernando Torres also had problems on his knee by the end of 09/10 But damm Torres is really the best example of this video.

[@tanialarik79]

Last week,I was playing a match,went to do the split formation(I am a goalkeeper) and I was in pain all game.Took me a few days to recover.I thought it was my hamstring(It hurt in that area),but healed in 3 days.Was that a Hamstring injury or something else?

[@canojr3632]

They are my life, strangely enough when I switched to rounded studs from blades I stopped injuring my hamstring.

[@shahir1395]

Feeling grateful that Dembele is fit again

[@t_mac41603]

I figured out for myself during conditioning practice

[@jaybajan]

I once pulled my hamstring on sunday football, let me tell ya... that pain was the worst. wasn't able to walk without crutches for 2 weeks.

[@iskzullim]

do you still pull your hamstring? are you slower now?

[@mixerr3417]

Please make a video on Neymar's injury

[@vaz_mo]

I'm not sure 'video' is the correct terminology for that. It could be longer than the Star wars in entirety.

[@mixerr3417]

@@vaz_mo lol 😂😂 nice statement

[@ShayHezarkhani]

quick question in regards to the scar tissue not having as much elasticity...did the study say that? or is that an inference the TIFO guys are making based off of a quick glance at the subject matter at hand...not here to completely disagree with the sentiment that "scar tissue is less elastic than its former", however empirically i have knowledge of a handful of extra-active individuals who have rebounded quite emphatically, not only get back to where they were but to supersede their athletic capabilities before the injury.

[@echezonaazubike8054]

thank you

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Remember that period in the mid 00s when Newcastle had 15 hamstring injuries in one season alone?

[@CezrDaPleazr]

Man, no wonder players that have had hamstring injuries struggle when they return

[@joshuaambali9109]

Hide the pain Harold is a subtle easter egg looool

[@timdurgan]

No need to spend 30k on that Sports Science degree now. Joe is the real MVP

[@tn4184]

Would be useful to include methods to reduce these inuries

[@remchelseateam6026]

now I'm really really worried for Christian Pulisic.

[@elitewolf5910]

Now I understand why Martinelli isn't being played

[@HanOle12]

In Norway we use the same word for "hoarding" and "hamstring" (both are "hamstring"), so when I read about a footballer's "hamstring-problem" in the beginning of the pandemic I just thought he was an insane hoarder at first.

[@indrohari1908]

Interesting if next video is about van basten injury or ronaldo injury ..

[@liamwhitfield3647]

Zlatan squatting 260KG? what an animal

[@ligaaaaaaaaaaa]

oh how this made me think of Jack Wilshere 💔

[@1savage325]

Pulisic has entered the chat

[@nathanmorrissey173]

No way did both Tifo AND Rabona TV reference Dr. Brar on the SAME DAY??

[@lfc-europe]

An injury to the hamstring.

[@ExavierFrost]

Hamstring injury are HAZARD of the trade. Oooh i see what you did there.

[@notv1seko]

thats why i do little steps while running

[@IsaacIsDead1]

Can y’all do a video on Hazard’s Injuries

[@maurodriguesxr]

As a street runner I know all too well what a hamstring injury is.

[@donrodgerske]

this is what preventing Reece James reaching his full potential