Hamstring Injury Center - Nashua, NH
Nashua 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 Nashua * Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic Nashua  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic Nashua  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic Nashua  Ralph R Wolf MD  New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  The Orthopaedic Center  South New Hampshire Sports Clinic  New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute  New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute  Orthopaedics Northeast  Orthopaedics Northeast  Essex Orthopaedics  Essex Orthopaedics  Essex Orthopaedics  Essex Orthopaedics  Mark F Piscopo MD  Mark F Piscopo MD  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery PA  Lahey Hitchcock Orthopedics & Podiatry  Lahey Hitchcock Orthopedics & Podiatry  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Quality Orthopaedic Care PC  Quality Orthopaedic Care PC  Quality Orthopaedic Care PC  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic Concord Orthopaedics  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Concord Orthopaedic Professional Associates  Monadnock Orthopeadic Associates  Monadnock Orthopeadic Associates  Integrated Orthopedics  Integrated Orthopedics  Integrated Orthopedics  Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics  Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics  Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics  Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics  Orthopedic Professional Association  Orthopedic Professional Association  Orthopedic Professional Association  Orthopedic Professional Association  Orthopedic Professional Association  Orthopedic Professional Association  The Knee Hip & Shoulder Center  Sports Medicine Atlantic Orthopaedics PA  Sports Medicine Atlantic Orthopaedics PA  Sports Medicine Atlantic Orthopaedics PA  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine  Laconia Clinic  Frank A Graf II MD  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Orthopedics  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Orthopedics  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Orthopedics  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Orthopedics  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Orthopedics  George W Costello MD  George W Costello MD  Connecticut Valley Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine  The Alpine Clinic  John Paul Houde MD  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Dept  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Dept  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Dept  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Dept  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Dept  Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Orthopaedic Dept Nashua, New HampshireUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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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 Nashua
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