Madeline´s and Amanda´s interviews were done during late winter 2020.
Madeline´s and Amanda´s interviews were done during late winter 2020.
Madeline Heiner, Australia
Distance runner
Amanda Rego, USA
Distance runner
Prevention of and Return to Play from Muscle Injuries.
Most hamstring injuries are treated conservatively with good results. However, there are cases in which surgery should be considered already in the acute phase. Also there are cases in which surgery should be considered later if non-operative treatment appears to be unsuccesful.
Proximal hamstring injuries are common in athletes. Surgical indications are based on to regain the pre-injury activity level of the athlete.
Professional football player from Italy having surgery by Lasse Lempainen at Mehiläinen NEO Turku, Finland.
When operative treatment?
– complete proximal hamstring rupture (acute repair, no augmentation)
– isolated proximal biceps femoris rupture / conjoint tendon (BF + ST) rupture
– proximal semimemranosus rupture
Hamstrings are an extremely valuable tool for runners. If the hamstrings are healthy and functioning correctly, a runner’s legs can take steps forward effectively. However, if the hamstrings are injured or in poor condition, they make running difficult.Wworld-class expertise on treating hamstring injuries can be found in Finland.
Lasse Lempainen
ortopedian erikoislääkäri
urheiluortopedian dosentti
Urheilu Mehiläinen
Mehiläinen Neo Turku
Joukahaisenkatu 6
FI-20520 Turku
puhelin: 010 235 3535 tai 010 414 00