Sports Physiotherapy: Why Hamstrings Tear at Full Speed
From training spikes to tendon loading, ACL grafts and concussion, discover the science sports physiotherapists use to keep athletes playing.
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1. In load management, which training pattern is most strongly linked to injury risk?
- High training that rises gradually over months
- Sudden spikes above what the athlete is used to
- Any training done more than three days a week
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Answer: Sudden spikes above what the athlete is used to
Tissues adapt to the loads they regularly see; a rapid jump beyond that recent baseline outpaces adaptation and raises injury risk.
2. Why can athletes with high, well-built training loads be less injury-prone than those who train little?
- Fit athletes simply report fewer of their injuries
- High loads numb the pain that signals injury
- Gradual high loads build tissue capacity and fitness
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Answer: Gradual high loads build tissue capacity and fitness
Steadily accumulated training strengthens muscles, tendons and bones and improves fitness, so the same match demands are a smaller relative stress.
3. Which recovery factor has been linked in adolescent athletes to a markedly higher injury risk?
- Taking one full rest day each week
- Sleeping fewer than eight hours a night
- Eating carbohydrates the night before
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Answer: Sleeping fewer than eight hours a night
Studies of young athletes found those sleeping under eight hours had substantially higher injury rates, likely through poorer recovery and reaction.
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