Hamstring Injury Center - Wauwatosa, WI
Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa * Medical College of Wisconsin Orthopaedic Surgery  Medical College of Wisconsin Orthopaedic Surgery  Medical College of Wisconsin Orthopaedic Surgery  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Medical College of Wisconsin  Wisconsin Bone & Joint SC  Haskell McCabe & McDevitt MDs  Wisconsin Bone & Joint SC  Wisconsin Bone & Joint SC  Haskell McCabe & McDevitt MDs  Haskell McCabe & McDevitt MDs  Wisconsin Bone & Joint SC  Wisconsin Bone & Joint SC  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Mayfair Clinic  Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group Wauwatosa  Lakeshore Medical Clinic Muskego  Aspen Orthopaedic Specialists  Aspen Orthopaedic Specialists  Aspen Orthopaedic Specialists  Aspen Orthopaedic Specialists  Jeffrey Shovers MD  Aspen Orthopaedic Specialists  Aspen Orthopaedic Specialists  Bluemound Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Bluemound Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group Ltd  Milwaukee Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery Ltd  Milwaukee Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery Ltd  Milwaukee Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery Ltd  Milwaukee Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery Ltd  Milwaukee Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery Ltd  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Integrated Spine Care  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Integrated Spine Care  Association of Orthopedic Surgeons  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Orthopedic Surgeons of Wisconsin  Aurora Advanced Health Care  Aurora Advanced Health Care  Aurora Advanced Health Care  Aurora Advanced Health Care  Lakeshore Medical Clinic  Orthopaedic Associates of Milwaukee SC  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  Omar J Darr MD  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  Orthopaedic Associates of Milwaukee SC  James H Langenkamp MD  Orthopaedic Associates of Milwaukee SC  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  Orthopaedic Associates of Milwaukee SC  James B Stiehl MD  Advanced Healthcare Good Hope Clinic  Orthopaedic Associates of Milwaukee SC  Orthopaedic Associates Of Wisconsin SC  Blount Orthopaedic Clinic Ltd  Blount Orthopaedic Clinic Ltd  Blount Orthopaedic Clinic Ltd  Blount Orthopaedic Clinic Ltd  Blount Orthopaedic Clinic Ltd  Margaret Goldman MD  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center SC  Orthopaedic Consultants  Orthopaedic Consultants  Orthopaedic Consultants Wauwatosa, WisconsinUpcoming Local Events2012-05-31
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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 Wauwatosa
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