Hamstring Injury Center - Clifton, NJ
Clifton Orthopedic Surgeon Doctors for Hamstring InjuryType of Physician: Orthopedic Surgeon What is a Orthopedic Surgeon ? A certification by the Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; practitioners focus on the investigation, preservation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. Birth defects, trauma, infections, tumors and metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system are problems cared for by the orthopaedic surgeon. Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery Common Name: Orthopedist Orthopedic Surgeon Doctors in Clifton * Om P Gandhi MD  Paul Hobeika MD  Avrill R Berkman MD  North Jersey Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine  Jeffrey F Lakin MD  Robert L Hole MD  Aiman Rifai DO  Chris Mattheou MD  Spine & Orthopaedic Center of NJ LLC  Michael P Wujciak MD  Totowa Physicians & Surgeons LLC  Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Associates PA  Gary R Rombough MD  Orthopaedic Associates PA  Orthopaedic Associates PA  Orthopaedic Associates PA  Orthopaedic Associates PA  Orthopaedic Associates PA  Montclair Orthopaedic Group  Orthopedic Surgery Specialist of Montclair  Montclair Orthopaedic Group  Peter F DiPaolo MD  Stadium Orthopaedics  Kent S Lerner MD  Cornelius Nicoll MD  William Vonroth Jr. MD  Comprehensive Spine Care PA  Garden State Orthopaedics  Femino Ducey Orthopaedic Group  Femino Ducey Orthopaedic Group  Garden State Orthopaedics  Garden State Orthopaedics  Garden State Orthopaedics  Garden State Orthopaedics  Ziauddin Ahmed MD  Napoleon Valdez MD  Carl F Mercurio MD  Ronald E Gennace MD PA  Robert A Goldstone MD  Elite Orthopedics & Sports Medicine  William A Matarese MD  Fereydoon & Ramin Ghobadi MDs  Fereydoon & Ramin Ghobadi MDs  Fereydoon & Ramin Ghobadi MDs  Northlands Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Associates PA  Elizabeth Orthopaedic Group  Charles E Granatir MD  Orthopedic Specialists of New Jersey  Orthopedic Specialists of New Jersey  Michael L Gross MD  Michael L Gross MD  John Pojedinec MD  Pediatric Orthopaedic Specialties PA  Alan Schultz MD  Drs Gurland & Gurland  American Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Mark S Berman MD  North Jersey Orthopaedic Clinic  John T Andronaco MD  Kayal Orthopaedic Center PC  Edward B Self Jr. MD  William P Carney MD  Charles R Carozza MD PA  Hartzband Joint Replacement Institute  Hartzband Joint Replacement Institute  Orthopaedic Spine & Sports Medicine Center  Hartzband Joint Replacement Institute  Orthopaedic Spine & Sports Medicine Center  Orthopaedic Spine & Sports Medicine Center  Michael Seidenstein MD  Zafer Termanini MD FAAOS  Michael C Distefano MD  C Tobenna Okezie MD  Anthony VanGrouw MD  Ridgewood Orthopedic Group LLC  Ridgewood Orthopedic Group LLC  Ridgewood Orthopedic Group LLC  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  Neurological Institute of New Jersey Neurosurgery  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  University Hospital Orthopaedics Department  James M Lee Jr. MD PA  North Jersey Pediatric Orthopaedics PA  North Jersey Pediatric Orthopaedics PA  Idrees Ahmad MD  Seth Kane MD  Stephen McIlveen MD  Roger G Pollock MD  Menachem Y Epstein MD  University Orthopaedic Center  North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists PA  North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists PA  North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists PA  North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists PA Clifton, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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Hamstring InjuryRead the Hamstring Injury article » What are the hamstrings?The hamstrings are the tendons that attach the large muscles at the back of the thigh to bone. The hamstring muscles are the large muscles that pull on these tendons. It has become common in layman's terminology (and by some medical personnel) to refer to the long muscles at the back of the thigh as the "hamstrings" or "hamstring muscles." Academic anatomists refer to them as the posterior thigh muscles, and more specifically as the semimembranosis, the semitendinosis, and the biceps femoris muscles. These muscles span the thigh, crossing both the hip and the knee. They originate or begin at just below the buttocks, arising from the bone on which we sit (the ischium). They connect by means of their tendons onto the upper parts of the lower leg bones (the tibia and the fibula). The origin of the word hamstring comes from the old English hamm, meaning thigh. String refers to the characteristic appearance and feel of the tendons just above the back of the knee. Although the tendons are sometimes involved in injuries, this article will refer to the "hamstrings" as the large muscle group at the back of the thigh because the most frequent problems involve the muscle groups. The second Web site listed below has a diagram of the hamstrings attached to the lower leg. What is the function of the hamstrings?The hamstring muscles actively bend (flex) the knee. They also act to straighten or (extend) the hip (as in the motion of moving the thigh backward). Surprisingly, these large muscles are not very active with normal walking or standing. However, they are extremely important in power activities such as running, jumping, and climbing. Thus, sedentary individuals can get by with quite weak or deconditioned hamstrings, whereas athletes and very physically active individuals absolutely depend on healthy, well-conditioned hamstrings. ...Other Related Hamstring Injury ArticlesEmergency Contact for Clifton
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