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Contents 1 Split 2 stretching 3 Stretch EZ 4 Nerve supply 5 Cleanup needed 6 Cleanup and addition 7 Intro paragraph has problems 8 Plagarism !

[edit] Split

I think it would make sense to split out the 728-word long "Injuries" section into its own page, Hamstring injuries. Any objections? --Arcadian 00:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't think I would be a terrible idea, but let's see if anyone else has anything to say...ProfessorFokker 04:37, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I think Hamstring tendon composes of : Gracilis, semitendinosus tendon and satorius tendon. Have no Bicep tendon. tuana@hcm.vnn.vn

[edit] stretching

which part is it that somebody who is not flexible would work on stretching, for example to touch her toes?--Sonjaaa 19:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't understand exactly what do you mean but both the hurdlers stretch and standing hamstring stretch (where usually you touch your toes) work the hamstring. You don't necessarily need to touch your toes, but I'd say that eventually you might be able to after your body adapts. —Drowne | Talk 18:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I've often heard the terms short and long hamstrings, I know I have short hamstrings because I can't touch my toes (in fact without warming up I can only get within 6 inches of my toes; about 3 inches after getting warm). Can someone make a good reference to this in this article, because I don't understand fully what "short hamstrings" are. Mglovesfun 12:58, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stretch EZ

A product recommended for treating hamstring pain is the Stretch EZ. It was developed for athletes to help stretch their legs, hips, and lower back. Also, it has been proven to increase flexibility and prevent injury. This product has been endorsed by Physical Therapists who have used Stretch EZ to treat sports related injuries and conditions such as plantar fasciitis with positive results. There are many product reviews such as the one on :http://www.killerlifestyle.com/wp02/2007/10/29/product-review-stretch-ez/ (MarkH45 (talk) 00:46, 31 May 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Nerve supply

Nerve supply is usually sciatic - only in a couple cases of anatomical variation where the sciatic divides higher in the thigh could the muscles be supplied by the tibial. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Snellios (talk • contribs) 22:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Cleanup needed

Who initially wrote this article? It really needs to be cleaned up. The grammar and wording of this article is far from encyclopedic, and it sounds like it was written by a third grader.

[edit] Cleanup and addition

I've tried to clean up and reorganize the subject material and added the different grade injuries plus a small section on treatment methods imployed and an interior veiw of the muscle tissue. danieljackson 15:39, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Intro paragraph has problems

"In human anatomy, a hamstring refers to one of the tendons that makes up the borders of the space behind the knee. In modern anatomical contexts, however, they usually refer to the tendons of the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris. In quadrupeds, it refers to the single large tendon found behind the knee or comparable area.

As shown in the diagram, the human hamstring occupies the posterior of the body of the femur."

First, "human anatomy" and "modern anatomical contexts" are not mutually exclusive, so it's confusing to give different definitions for the two. Second, the rest of the article seems to refer to the hamstring as a muscle or set of muscles (eg "Interior muscular view of the three muscles that make up the hamstring"), whereas the intro calls it a "tendon". My physiology classes were a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure a tendon is different from a muscle. Third, I think "semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris" are terms too specialized for the use without explanation -- it should be clarified that they are muscles in the back of the leg.

--Nephtes 18:09, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plagarism !

I found this same content here. Check the treatment part
www.physioroom.com/injuries/hip_and_thigh/hamstring_strain_full.php
Whereas there seems to be no permission given!
shampoo (talk) 15:27, 25 November 2007 (UTC)