Table 3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the hamstring injury group
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Acute injury | German not native language |
Local tenderness on palpation at the injured site | Uncertain clinical diagnosis |
Pain with resisted knee flexion | Verified or previously suspected posterior thigh muscle injury |
Pain with resisted hip extension | Bilateral injuries |
Pain with passive hip flexion with the knee extended | Extrinsic trauma to the posterior thigh |
Provocation of pain on isometric contraction of posterior thigh muscles | Pain on palpation at the origin or insertion of the posterior thigh muscles |
Tendon avulsion or total rupture of any or all of the hamstring muscles | |
Chronic low back pain and/or sciatica |