Hamstring Injury Center - Levittown, PA
Levittown 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 Levittown * Barry J Snyder MD  Regional Orthopaedic Medicine Associates PC  Regional Orthopaedic Medicine Associates PC  Bradley A Fink DO & Michael S Levy MD PC  Bradley A Fink DO & Michael S Levy MD PC  Orthopedic & Sports Med Ctr of Bucks County  Suburban Orthopaedics  John T Irwin MD  Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics  Makefield Orthopaedics  Makefield Orthopaedics  Makefield Orthopaedics  Cautilli Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists PC  Cautilli Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists PC  Cautilli Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists PC  Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics  Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics  Makefield Orthopaedics  Mercer Bucks Orthopaedics  Makefield Orthopaedics  Bucks County Orthopedics PC  Barry M Lipson MD  Delaware Valley Orthopedic & Spine Center  Delaware Valley Orthopedic & Spine Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Northeast Orthopaedic Specialists PC Muscle Bone & Joint Center  Delaware Valley Orthopaedic Associates Ltd  Delaware Valley Orthopaedic Associates Ltd  Delaware Valley Orthopaedic Associates Ltd  Evelyn D Witkin MD  Suburban Orthopaedic Specialists  Suburban Orthopaedic Specialists  Suburban Orthopaedic Specialists  Temple University Orthopaedic Surgery  Temple University Orthopaedic Surgery  Temple University Orthopaedic Surgery  Seymour Leiner MD PC  Joseph Jelen Jr. MD  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Rothman Institute Orthopaedics  Thomas C Peff MD  Pennsylvania Orthopaedics  Pennsylvania Orthopaedics  Pennsylvania Orthopaedics  Pennsylvania Orthopaedics  Pennsylvania Orthopaedics  Andrew Newman MD  Bethala B Franklin MD  Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Associates  Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Associates  Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Associates  Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Associates  Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Associates  Philadelphia Orthopedic Group  Philadelphia Orthopedic Group  Philadelphia Orthopedic Group  Gary W Muller MD  Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab Associates  Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists  Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  University Orthopedic Institute  University Orthopedic Institute  University Orthopedic Institute  Einstein Regional Orthopaedic Specialists  Zohar Stark MD  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Orthopaedic Specialty Center  Stanley R Askin MD  Thomas E Mackell MD Ltd & Mackell Cody Burrows Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine  Thomas E Mackell MD Ltd & Mackell Cody Burrows Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine  Thomas E Mackell MD Ltd & Mackell Cody Burrows Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine  Thomas E Mackell MD Ltd & Mackell Cody Burrows Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine  Thomas E Mackell MD Ltd & Mackell Cody Burrows Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine  Temple Orthopedics  Orthopaedic Surgery Center for Children  Orthopaedic Surgery Center for Children  Einstein Regional Orthopaedic Specialists  Einstein Regional Orthopaedic Specialists  Einstein Regional Orthopaedic Specialists  Einstein Regional Orthopaedic Specialists  Doylestown Orthopaedic Specialists Levittown, PennsylvaniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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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 Levittown
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