Hamstring Injury Center - Porterville, CA
Porterville 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 Porterville * Mark Louis Tindall MD  Frederick Young MD  Orthopaedic Associates Medical Clinic  Orthopedic Associates  Orthopedic Associates  Orthopedic Associates  Orthopedic Associates  Orthopedic Associates  Orthopedic Associates  Primrod K Srivastava MD  Chandrasekaran Clinic  Geoffrey M Miller MD  J Philip Maloney MD  Visalia Medical Clinic Inc  Alan P Moelleken MD  Joel D Mack MD  Pacific Orthopedics Medical Group  Mercy Orthopaedics & Hand Ctr  Mark Greenspan MD  Pacific Orthopedics Medical Group  Mercy Orthopaedics & Hand Ctr  Pacific Orthopedics Medical Group  Vahdatyar Amirpour MD  Certified Medical Group  Kern Bone & Joint Specialist Inc  Kern Bone & Joint Specialist Inc  Kern Bone & Joint Specialist Inc  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Hanford Orthopedics  Bone & Joint Center  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Kaiser Permanente Stockdale & Bakers Rds  Sami Srour MD  Michael C Tivnon MD  Orthopedic Surgeons  University Medical Center  Orthopedic Surgeons  Donald Huene MD Inc  Sanagaram Shantharam MD  Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic Spine Center  Sierra Pacific Orthopedic Center  Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center  Eric C Hanson MD  John Janda MD  D Kevin Lester MD  Sierra Pacific Orthopedic Center  Steven T Thaxter MD  Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center  Jeryl J Wiens MD  Ronald R Castonguay MD  Peter D McGann MD  Orthopaedic Associates  Danilo Manimtim MD  Bruce Witmer MD  Sergio D Ilic MD  Spine & Orthopaedic Center  Spine & Orthopaedic Center  Valley Childrens Hospital Orthopaedics  Valley Childrens Hospital Orthopaedics  Valley Childrens Hospital Orthopaedics  Cyril W Rebel MD  Daniel Blodgett MD  Sierra Park Orthopedics Porterville, CaliforniaUpcoming 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 Porterville
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