Behind-the-knee pain could be due to muscle strain or arthritis—or something far more serious. Orthopedic experts say these are the most common causes.

The lower you go, the more you’ll feel the hamstring stretch. Lie on your back and grab one thigh behind your knee with both ...

Hamstring and calf strain ... calf muscles hurt when pushing off with the toes and the pain can be felt behind the knee as well. Another cause of posterior knee pain which is not as prevalent ...

The semitendinosus is one of the four muscles in the hamstring muscle group. The others are the semimembranosus and the biceps femoris. The semitendinosus is the longest of these muscles, and it ...

Background There is little information about the effect of hamstrings training on hip and knee joint function, morphology of each hamstring muscle, and the rate of injury incidence. Objective To ...

They will flex (or bend) the knee. They extend the hip ... You might ask yourself, why are my hamstrings fatigued? How you train is most likely behind this. Most commonly increasing speed ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are also prevalent and typically require surgery from hamstring grafts, which often results in chronic deficits in eccentric knee flexor strength, a known ...

Coach John Longmire said post-match that the immediate future didn't look good for his ruckman. "It's a hamstring behind the knee, so I think it's going to be a significant one," he said. "We don't ...

Sydney Swans ruckman Kurt Tippett has injured a hamstring tendon behind his right knee in his team's clash against rivals Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium on Sunday. Tippett appeared to ...