Hamstring Injury Center - Worcester, MA
Worcester 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 Worcester * Robert Terrill MD  Carlton Akins MD  Thomas Goss MD  Errol Mortimer MD  Yvonne A Shelton MD  Kirk H Johnson MD  Worcester County Orthopedics  Worcester County Orthopedics  Thomas Breen MD  Michael A Brown MD  Brian D Busconi MD  Memorial Medical Group Lincoln St  Marshall Katzen MD  Orthopaedic Associates Marlborough  Orthopaedic Associates Marlborough  Orthopaedic Associates Marlborough  Orthopaedic Associates Marlborough  Orthopaedic Associates Marlborough  Orthopaedic Associates Marlborough  Longview Orthopaedic Center  Longview Orthopaedic Center  Longview Orthopaedic Center  Milford Orthopaedic Associates  Longview Orthopaedic Center  Wachusett Orthopaedic Surgery  Orthopaedic Associates of South Worcester County  Central Orthopaedics PC  Ronald J Nasif MD  Ahad Dilmaghani, M. D.  Mulroy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PC  Mulroy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PC  Mulroy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PC  Mulroy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PC  Framingham Orthopedics  Framingham Orthopedics  Framingham Orthopedics  Framingham Orthopedics  Michael D Azzoni MD  Alan Solomon MD  MetroWest Newton Wellesley Orthopedics  MetroWest Newton Wellesley Orthopedics  MetroWest Newton Wellesley Orthopedics  Stephen L Simpson MD PC  Valley Orthopaedic Associates  David G Doctor MD  Concord Orthopaedics Inc  Concord Orthopaedics Inc  Concord Orthopaedics Inc  Orthopaedic Affiliates Inc  Orthopaedic Affiliates Inc  Orthopaedic Affiliates Inc  Orthopaedic Affiliates Inc  MetroWest Newton Wellesley Orthopedics  Sports Medicine of Natick  MetroWest Newton Wellesley Orthopedics  Michael G Kennedy MD  Athol Clinic  ProSports Orthopedics Inc  ProSports Orthopedics Inc  ProSports Orthopedics Inc  ProSports Orthopedics Inc  ProSports Orthopedics Inc  ProSports Orthopedics Inc  Palmer Medical Center  Hand Surgery  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Hand Surgery  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Joseph McCarthy MD  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Newton-Wellesley Orthopaedic Associates & Sports Medicine  Needham Orthopaedics  John L Doherty Jr. MD  Needham Orthopaedics  Needham Orthopaedics  Needham Orthopaedics  Lawrence Shields MD  Merrimack Valley Orthopaedic Associates LLC  Merrimack Valley Orthopaedic Associates LLC  Merrimack Valley Orthopaedic Associates LLC  Merrimack Valley Orthopaedic Associates LLC  Dedham Medical Associates  Dedham Medical Associates  Dedham Medical Associates  Anas Martin & Parazin MDs  Longwood Orthopaedic Associates Inc  Anas Martin & Parazin MDs  Anas Martin & Parazin MDs  Longwood Orthopaedic Associates Inc  Sports Medicine Assoc  Longwood Orthopaedic Associates Inc  Anas Martin & Parazin MDs  Longwood Orthopaedic Associates Inc  Sports Medicine Assoc  Longwood Hand Worcester, MassachusettsUpcoming 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 Worcester
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