Hamstring Strain Rehab Guide: How Long Does It Actually Take to Heal?

Momentum Physio & Rehab Group, Traralgon

 

If you’ve strained your hamstring and gone looking for a timeframe, you’ve probably found answers ranging from “a couple of weeks” to “several months.” Both are technically correct, and that’s exactly the problem. The honest answer depends on how the injury happened, which structure was involved, how severe the damage is, and, critically, how well your rehabilitation is managed. This guide is written for anyone in the Latrobe Valley or Gippsland region who wants a real clinical picture of what hamstring strain recovery looks like: not a best-case scenario, not a worst-case alarm, but an accurate account of what the evidence says and what good rehab actually involves.

Hamstring strains are one of the most common soft tissue injuries in sport. AFL footballers, soccer players, netballers, basketballers, and recreational runners all present with them regularly at Momentum Physio in Traralgon. They’re also one of the most mismanaged injuries in sport, not because practitioners don’t know how to treat them, but because the pressure to return quickly, combined with the absence of objective testing, leads athletes back onto the field before the tissue is genuinely ready. The reinjury rate bears this out: roughly one in three hamstring strains recurs within twelve months, and when they do, the second injury is typically more severe and takes longer to recover from than the first.

This post covers the anatomy of the injury, what actually determines how long recovery takes, the phases of rehabilitation we use at Momentum Physio, the objective testing we apply at each stage, and what the criteria for returning to sport actually look like. If you’re looking for hamstring strain rehab in Traralgon or want to understand what evidence-based hamstring treatment in the Latrobe Valley genuinely involves, this is the guide.

What We Know About Recovery Time

Hamstring strains are not a one-size-fits-all injury, and anyone who gives you a single number without assessing you first is guessing. That said, in elite sport the evidence consistently puts return to sport somewhere between 19 and 60 days depending on severity, and in clinical practice working with athletes across the Latrobe Valley, that range holds up.

The mechanism matters enormously. Sprinting injuries tend to recover faster than stretching-type injuries. A footballer who pulls up mid-sprint is a different injury to a player who overstretches going for a ball. The tissue involved, the location of the tear, and how much length the muscle was under at the time all influence how long recovery takes.

What we find most useful in that first appointment is the active knee extension test: how far the knee straightens before pain stops it. That single measure, compared to the uninjured side, gives us more prognostic information than almost anything else. A small deficit and we’re likely talking weeks. A large deficit and we need to have an honest conversation about the timeline.

The other thing we’re direct with patients about is reinjury. Roughly one in three hamstring strains comes back within twelve months, and most of those reinjuries happen in the first week after return to sport. That’s a clear signal of cause, not chance: the tissue simply wasn’t ready when it went back to play.

Feeling good and testing well are not the same thing, and closing that gap is the whole point of the rehabilitation process we use here.

 

What the Hamstrings Do and How They Fail

The hamstrings are three muscles running down the back of your thigh, from the sitting bone at the top of your pelvis to just below the knee. Their main job during sport is to decelerate your leg as it swings forward at speed, and to drive your hip back during acceleration. That combination of long, fast, high-force loading is exactly what makes them vulnerable.

The most common way athletes strain a hamstring is during sprinting, at the moment just before the foot hits the ground. The muscle is stretched out and firing hard at the same time, and the forces involved are enormous, particularly at maximum speed. The biceps femoris, the outermost of the three hamstring muscles, is by far the most commonly injured because it takes the greatest stretch during that phase.

The second common mechanism is a stretching-type injury: a high kick, a slip into the splits, or lunging for a ball. This tends to be a different injury altogether and often takes longer to recover from.

When the tissue fails, it tears, usually at the point where muscle transitions into tendon. Most of the time, the damage is partial, and the injury heals well with the right rehabilitation. In a small number of cases where the tear is significant or the tendon has pulled away from the bone, a surgical opinion may be warranted. For the overwhelming majority of hamstring strains, though, surgery isn’t on the table. What determines your outcome is the quality of your rehab and whether you return to sport when the tissue is genuinely ready, not just when it feels okay.

 

How We Assess a Hamstring Strain at Momentum Physio

Getting the assessment right at the start shapes everything that follows. A hamstring strain that looks straightforward on the surface can vary enormously in severity, location, and what’s actually been damaged, and those differences directly affect how long recovery takes and how rehabilitation should be structured.

What We Ask First

Before we touch the leg, we want to understand the story. The subjective history gives us more prognostic information than most people realise.

We’ll ask how the injury happened. A sprinting mechanism and a stretching mechanism are different injuries that behave differently and recover at different rates. We ask how bad the pain was out of ten at the time of injury, because higher initial pain scores are consistently associated with longer recovery. We ask whether you were able to keep playing or had to come off immediately. Athletes who can’t continue are more likely to have a significant tear. We ask how many days it took before you could walk without pain, because the longer that takes, the longer the overall recovery tends to be. And we ask about previous hamstring injuries, because each prior injury increases both the risk of a longer rehab and the risk of reinjury if the first one wasn’t managed well.

We also want to understand what changed in the lead-up to the injury: a spike in training load, a return to pre-season, a sudden increase in sprint volume. That context matters for planning a safe return.

What We Examine

Gait is the first thing we observe. How you’re walking can give us early clues about whether we’re dealing with a hamstring injury, a lumbar spine issue, or something involving the sciatic nerve, each of which can produce posterior thigh pain but requires a different approach.

Bruising and swelling are noted. Significant bruising tracking down the thigh generally indicates a more substantial tear. Bruising is also less likely to appear in nerve-related or lumbar spine-referred pain, which helps with diagnosis.

Palpation is done systematically along the full length of both the medial and lateral hamstrings. We mark the borders of the painful area and measure two things with a ruler: the distance from the ischial tuberosity (the sitting bone) to the point of maximum tenderness, and the total length of palpable pain. Both measurements are recorded and tracked throughout rehabilitation. Injuries located closer to the ischial tuberosity, or with a greater total length of tenderness, take longer to recover, so these numbers give us an early guide to prognosis and a baseline to monitor progress against.

Range of motion is assessed in three ways. The passive straight leg raise gives us an indication of hamstring length and neural involvement. The active knee extension test at 90 degrees of hip flexion measures how much your knee can straighten before pain stops it, and this deficit is used as a barometer throughout rehabilitation. The maximal hip flexion active knee extension test pushes further by pulling the thigh as close to the chest as possible first, a more sensitive test for identifying deficits as the injury improves.

Resisted hamstring testing in 90/90, lying on your back with hip and knee at right angles and pushing against resistance, is used to help confirm the diagnosis. This is a diagnostic tool at this stage, not a strength measure.

Strength Testing with VALD Technology

Once the initial inflammatory phase has settled, objective strength testing becomes central to tracking progress and making safe decisions about rehabilitation advancement and return to sport. At Momentum Physio, we use the VALD ForceFrame and DynaMo to measure hamstring strength in multiple positions, from inner range through to outer range, testing the muscle at both short and long lengths.

This matters because an athlete can appear to have recovered strength in one position while still carrying a meaningful deficit in another. An athlete may test symmetrical on dynamic exercises while showing 15-20% asymmetry on isometric testing with the knee straighter and the hamstring under greater stretch. Clearing someone based on a single test position risks missing exactly the deficit that exposes them to reinjury.

Our target throughout rehabilitation, and a requirement before returning to sport, is less than 5% asymmetry between limbs across testing positions. We also track the shape of the force-time curve, not just peak force, because deficits in how quickly force is built and how well it’s maintained through range are clinically meaningful even when peak numbers look acceptable.

📱 Video: VALD DynaMo isometric testing – show testing in multiple positions (inner and outer range), explain why we test at different angles and what we’re looking for between limbs

📱 Video: VALD ForceFrame strength testing – show the screen output with the asymmetry percentage, explain in plain language what the number means and what we need to see before progressing

When Imaging Is Useful

MRI can confirm the diagnosis, identify which structure is involved, and detect intramuscular tendon disruption, which can affect how conservatively early rehabilitation needs to be progressed. It can also provide a more accurate prognosis for return to sport in complex or recurrent cases. That said, MRI findings don’t replace clinical assessment, and research is clear that athletes can return to sport successfully even when imaging still shows signs of healing. We refer for imaging when the clinical picture warrants it, not routinely for every strain.

 

Early Running

Low-intensity running is appropriate early in rehabilitation, and introducing it early carries minimal risk when it’s dosed correctly. Waiting until everything feels perfect before introducing running tends to delay the adaptations the tissue needs and pushes the timeline out unnecessarily.

We begin with lateral movement patterns and short straight-line efforts at comfortable jogging pace. Running volume is progressively increased across multiple sessions before intensity is introduced. Speed increases only once volume has been well tolerated and the athlete shows no pain, gait changes, or next-day tightness.

 

How We Decide When to Progress: Criteria-Based Rehab

Every timeline in this guide is a guide, not a guarantee. What actually moves you from one phase to the next isn’t the calendar, it’s whether you’ve met the objective markers for that stage.

This matters because two athletes with what looks like the same injury on day one can heal at genuinely different rates. Progressing on a fixed schedule risks pushing one athlete too hard before the tissue is ready, and holding another back longer than necessary. Neither serves the goal, which is a full return to sport without reinjury.

At each stage of rehabilitation, we’re checking specific things before moving forward: pain response during and after loading, the active knee extension deficit compared to the uninjured side, strength and symmetry on VALD testing, and how the tissue responds to running volume and intensity. If those markers are met, we progress. If they’re not, we hold the current load until they are, then reassess.

This is why two patients with a grade 2 hamstring strain might be six weeks apart in return to sport timing and both be doing the rehab correctly. The phases below set out what we’re checking for at each stage, and what needs to be true before moving into the next one.

Phase 1 – Regenerative Phase

Enters this phase when: immediately following diagnosis, provided there’s no clinical indication for urgent surgical review (complete rupture, significant tendon avulsion from the ischial tuberosity).

The goal here is straightforward. Protect the healing tissue, keep the muscle from switching off, and start loading early enough that scar tissue forms well rather than poorly. Complete rest after a hamstring strain works against you: rather than allowing better healing, it leaves the tissue weaker and stiffer, and harder to rehabilitate later.

Most people are surprised that we start loading and running in the first week. That’s intentional.

Manual Therapy

Hands-on treatment is part of every session in this phase. We work on the posterior thigh with soft tissue massage and myofascial release, starting away from the injured area in the first few days and moving closer as the acute phase settles. Where examination findings point to the lumbar spine or sacroiliac joint contributing to symptoms, we address those too.

The goal is simple: less pain and more movement means every exercise session that follows is more effective.

Range of Motion

We start gentle hamstring mobility work early: supine movements with a fitball, active range of motion exercises, and flexibility work within a comfortable range. We track the active knee extension deficit at each session and compare it to the uninjured side. That number becomes one of our key markers for progression throughout rehabilitation.

ROM deficits at return to sport are associated with significantly higher reinjury rates, so we address them from day one.

 

Early Isometric Loading

Isometrics, where the muscle produces force without moving, are the safest way to load the hamstring early. We start with prone holds at mid and long range, supine isometrics at whatever angle is comfortable, and progress to standing long-length holds once supine isometrics are pain-free at ≤4/10 through the tested range.

A useful principle at this stage: a little, a lot, often. Short bouts through the day rather than one heavy session.

We use the VALD DynaMo to measure force output from the start, both to guide loading and to establish the baseline we track throughout rehab. If strength improves and pain settles session to session, we progress. If pain increases or output drops, we pull back.

Early Eccentric Loading

Eccentric loading, where the muscle produces force while lengthening, is the most important stimulus for hamstring rehabilitation. We introduce it early, starting with submaximal manual resistance in prone where the clinician controls the load in real time based on what the athlete is producing and reporting.

Sets and reps are low to start. Progression toward assisted and then unassisted Nordics happens once the bilateral slider is completed through full range of motion with pain ≤4/10.

 

Hip Dominant Loading

The hamstrings work as hip extensors as well as knee flexors. Loading them through hip extension, particularly at longer lengths, is essential, and it also gives us the chance to work the gluteus maximus and surrounding hip muscles that support the hamstring during sprinting.

We start with bilateral hip thrusts and the Askling Diver, a single-leg hip hinge exercise. Progression to single-leg variations occurs once the bilateral version is completed for 3 sets of 15 with pain ≤4/10. The session target is two knee-dominant and two hip-dominant hamstring exercises. If one direction is too provocative on a given day, we progress the other and return to it next session.

 

 

Early Running

Low-intensity running is part of Phase 1, not a reward for completing it. The tissue needs progressive running-specific load, and withholding it early tends to extend the overall timeline.

We begin with lateral patterns, side stepping and grapevine, before progressing to straight-line jog-throughs. Running volume is progressively increased across multiple sessions before intensity is introduced. All sessions are gated by the athlete’s response: no pain, no gait changes, and no tightness the following morning.

 

Exits this phase when: supine isometric holds are pain-free at ≤4/10 through range, standing long-length isometrics are tolerated, early running (lateral patterns and straight-line jog-throughs) is completed without pain, gait change, or next-day tightness, and walking is fully pain-free.

 

Phase 2 – Restoring Strength and Neuromuscular Control

Enters this phase when: Phase 1 exit criteria are met.

Phase 1 was about getting the tissue loaded safely and keeping it moving. Phase 2 is where we start building capacity in earnest, progressing eccentric loading to higher intensities, developing lumbopelvic control under increasing speed, and closing the strength gap between limbs.

Hamstring Strength – Knee Dominant

We progress from bilateral slider curls to unilateral sliders, then into Nordic hamstring curls, starting with a drop-only technique and building through volume and load as strength improves. Concentric work via prone hamstring curls and Swiss ball curls runs alongside.

The Nordic hamstring exercise is the most researched eccentric hamstring exercise available. It builds strength in the lengthened range where most strains happen, and increases fascicle length, the structural change most strongly associated with reduced reinjury risk. Deficits in both persist after return to sport if not specifically targeted.

Using the VALD ForceFrame, we measure strength through multiple positions and track inter-limb symmetry. It removes the guesswork from progression decisions and gives the athlete clear feedback on where they sit.

 

Hamstring Strength – Hip Dominant

Hip-dominant exercises load the hamstring at longer lengths and target the gluteus maximus and surrounding hip muscles that drive horizontal force production during sprinting. Skipping them leaves a gap in the strength profile that knee-dominant work alone won’t close.

We progress from single-leg hip thrust to loaded variations, introduce Romanian deadlifts starting light and building with load and range, and add GHD holds and 45-degree hip extensions as the athlete tolerates greater stretch. Two hip-dominant exercises per session alongside two knee-dominant is the target.

 

Lumbopelvic Control

The position of the pelvis and trunk directly affects how much load the hamstring takes with every stride. If the pelvis tips forward during running, the hamstring is placed under greater stretch throughout the entire gait cycle. Addressing that isn’t optional.

We progress from stable two-legged positions toward single-leg, dynamic, and perturbation-based challenges: TK sprinter push/pull, split-stance sprinter variations, stir-the-pot, single-leg rotating reaches. Running with perturbations is introduced toward the end of this phase: pushing with a stick, receiving and passing a ball while running, twisting movements.

Moderate-Intensity Running

We move from aerobic jog-throughs into moderate-pace running with longer continuous efforts and interval work. This is where the neuromuscular system starts getting challenged more specifically: faster fibres, greater eccentric demand, genuine metabolic conditioning.

Skipping this middle band and jumping from jogging to sprinting is one of the most common reasons athletes break down during rehabilitation. Running volume is progressively increased before intensity is introduced, and all sessions are gated by how the athlete responds: no pain during or after, no gait changes, no tightness the following morning that wasn’t there before.

Exits this phase when: less than 10% asymmetry between limbs across all VALD testing positions, moderate-intensity running and interval work tolerated without pain or next-day symptoms, and lumbopelvic control demonstrated under single-leg and perturbation-based challenge.

 

Phase 3 – High Load and High Speed

Enters this phase when: Phase 2 exit criteria are met.

Phase 2 built the strength foundation. Phase 3 is where we test it properly: heavier loading, maximal and near-maximal running, plyometric work, and the sport-specific demands that mirror what the tissue will face when you return to play. This is also where most reinjuries happen if rehabilitation has been rushed. The tissue needs to have genuinely earned the right to be here.

High-Intensity Hamstring Loading

We progress eccentric knee flexion and hip-dominant work to their heaviest and most demanding variations: loaded Nordics, loaded unilateral sliders, heavy Romanian deadlifts, single-leg back extensions with perturbations, and foot-and-shoulder elevated hip thrusts. GHD holds and Roman chair holds are introduced for athletes with access to that equipment.

The 2× knee and 2× hip principle continues. Load, range, and speed of movement all increase progressively. We use the VALD ForceFrame to target less than 5% asymmetry between limbs, looking at the full force-time curve rather than just peak numbers. An athlete can appear symmetrical at peak force while still carrying meaningful deficits through mid-range.

 

Plyometric Loading

Plyometric work, explosive, high-velocity loading through the lower limb, is essential preparation for return to sport. No gym-based exercise fully replicates the forces involved in sprinting, jumping, and change of direction. Plyometrics bridge that gap.

We structure this across three streams. Vertical: loaded tall-to-shorts, box jumps, countermovement jumps, box hops, rear foot elevated hops. Horizontal: broad jumps, horizontal hops, continuous hop drills. Isolation: tantrum flutters, bridge switches, drop-catch drills targeting both proximal and distal hamstring.

Volume and intensity are progressed conservatively. We watch for fatigue-related compensation: changes in landing mechanics, asymmetrical loading, or any posterior thigh discomfort after sessions.

 

High-Intensity Running

This is the most important part of Phase 3. Getting back to high-speed running is treatment in its own right, not simply a milestone to tick off. The hamstring needs repeated exposure to the specific forces of sprinting before it can be trusted to handle them in competition.

We follow a structured progression from moderate toward maximal velocity. Running volume is progressively increased before intensity is pushed, and progression toward full sprinting happens in small increments: the eccentric demand on the hamstring increases substantially above 80% of maximum velocity, so we don’t rush through that range. Large spikes in high-speed running volume are one of the most consistent risk factors for reinjury.

 

 

Sport-Specific Integration

Straight-line running at high speed is necessary but not sufficient. Return to sport requires the hamstring to perform under the additional demands of decision-making, ball work, fatigue, and change of direction. We layer these in progressively across the final sessions of this phase.

Running with perturbations, pushing with a stick, receiving and passing a ball at pace, reactive direction changes, replicates the unpredictable nature of match conditions. Later sessions include acceleration and deceleration drills with high-speed efforts, offline speed arc runs, and game-replication clearance sessions.

The weekly structure through this phase: max strength in the gym Monday, field speed Tuesday, volume Wednesday, conditioning Thursday, primer Friday, with match simulation introduced on Saturday from week 7.

 

 

Askling H-Test

Before we clear anyone for return to sport, we use the Askling H-test, an explosive straight-leg raise performed as fast and as high as possible. It’s a test of both hamstring function and psychological readiness. Research shows that 95% of athletes feel some degree of insecurity performing this on the previously injured side at the time they would otherwise be cleared to return. If insecurity is present, we add one to two further weeks of rehabilitation and retest.

Feeling confident and testing confident are not always the same thing. We need both.

Exits this phase when: the full Return to Sport Criteria below are met. No single Phase 3 milestone (strength, plyometric tolerance, or running volume alone) is sufficient on its own. All criteria need to align together before clearance.

Return to Sport Criteria

Everything in this guide builds toward one decision: is this athlete ready to return to sport. That decision shouldn’t live buried in an FAQ answer. It’s the most important call we make in the entire rehabilitation process, so here’s exactly what we’re looking at.

An athlete is cleared for return to sport when all of the following are true:

• Less than 5% asymmetry between limbs on VALD ForceFrame and DynaMo testing, across both inner and outer range positions
• Active knee extension ROM matching the uninjured side
• Completion of maximal velocity running (Session 13 or equivalent) without pain, tightness, or gait change
• No pain on palpation of the original injury site
• Plyometric loading tolerated through full volume without compensation or posterior thigh symptoms
• Askling H-test completed with no reported insecurity on the previously injured side
• Athlete reports genuine confidence to perform at full intensity, not just an absence of pain
• Decision confirmed jointly between the athlete, treating physio, and coaching staff where relevant

No single criterion overrides the others. An athlete who tests symmetrical but reports insecurity on the H-test isn’t ready. An athlete who feels confident but is sitting at 12% asymmetry isn’t ready either. We need the numbers and the athlete to agree before we sign off.

 

 

Staying Robust After Return to Sport

Clearing return to sport testing marks the point where the risk of reinjury is highest, not the finish line. Roughly one in three hamstring strains recurs within twelve months, and the weeks immediately after return to sport are when that risk is greatest.

A few things matter most in this period:

Keep the eccentric work going

Stopping Nordic curls or slider work once training resumes is one of the most common mistakes we see. The biceps femoris fascicle length gained during rehabilitation shortens again within weeks of stopping eccentric loading. One to two sessions a week at maintenance volume is enough to hold the adaptation. Consistency matters more than load at this stage.

Watch high-speed running load

Large spikes in sprint volume are one of the clearest risk factors for reinjury, and they’re easy to miss once an athlete is back in full training and competing. If you’re tracking GPS or running data, avoid sudden jumps in high-speed distance week to week, particularly after a bye, a rep break, or a period of reduced training.

Don’t let strength testing stop

We recommend a follow-up VALD session at 4 and 12 weeks post-return to sport. Strength and symmetry can drift even when everything feels fine, and picking up a developing deficit before it becomes symptomatic is far easier than rehabilitating a second injury.

Report tightness early, not late

A hamstring that feels slightly different after a session, tighter, heavier, not quite right, is worth a same-week check-in rather than a wait-and-see approach. Early intervention at this stage is brief. A second injury is not.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will my hamstring strain actually take to heal?

For most people with a grade 1 or 2 strain from a sprinting mechanism, you’re looking at three to six weeks of structured rehabilitation before returning to full training. Stretching-type injuries, a high kick, a split, a lunge for the ball, tend to take longer, often six to twelve weeks. More severe tears involving the intramuscular tendon or proximal attachment can push well beyond that. The honest answer is that the timeline is shaped by your injury severity, your history, and how well rehabilitation is managed, not by how it feels after the first week. The leg that feels fine at two weeks and the leg that tests fine at two weeks are often not the same leg.

I’ve had hamstring strains before. Does that change things?

Yes, significantly. A previous hamstring injury increases your risk of reinjury by almost three times. Each recurrence tends to involve more scar tissue, greater strength asymmetry, and a longer recovery than the one before it. If you’ve had multiple strains, we spend more time in the early phases establishing a proper baseline, we’re more conservative with progression, and we pay close attention to the structural deficits, fascicle length, eccentric strength through range, that previous injuries leave behind. A short-cut rehabilitation the first time around often explains the second and third injury.

 

Can I keep training while my hamstring is healing?

In most cases, yes, with modification. Upper body gym work can usually continue from day one. Cycling and swimming are typically well tolerated early. The key is avoiding anything that loads the hamstring at high speed or long length before the tissue is ready for it. That means no sprinting, no kicking, and no explosive lower body work until you’ve progressed through the appropriate phase. Athletes who stay active within those limits consistently recover better than those who stop everything and rest.

My scan showed a significant tear. Do I need surgery?

The vast majority of hamstring strains, including many that look alarming on MRI, don’t require surgery and heal well with rehabilitation. Surgery is generally considered only when the tendon has pulled away from the bone at the ischial tuberosity, the retraction is significant, or there’s a complete rupture with meaningful functional deficit. If your scan shows this kind of injury, a surgical opinion is worth seeking. For everything else, the evidence consistently supports conservative management with structured rehabilitation over surgical intervention.

 

Why is my hamstring still tight and sore weeks after the injury?

Persistent tightness after a hamstring strain is common and doesn’t necessarily mean the injury is getting worse or that healing has stalled. It often reflects a combination of scar tissue forming at the injury site, altered neuromuscular activity in the muscle, and the nervous system remaining sensitised well after the initial damage has settled. Research has shown that scar tissue can persist for months to years after a hamstring injury and doesn’t need to fully resolve for a successful return to sport. What matters is whether your strength, range, and running capacity are progressing, not whether the tightness has completely gone.

 

How do you actually decide when I’m ready to return to sport?

We test you, objectively, not subjectively, against the full Return to Sport Criteria covered earlier in this guide. Strength symmetry, running clearance, the Askling H-test, and genuine psychological readiness all need to line up together. Feeling ready and testing ready are often not the same thing, and we need both before we clear you.

 

What’s the most common reason hamstring strains keep coming back?

Returning to sport before the tissue is genuinely ready, either because rehabilitation was too short, because it focused only on pain resolution rather than rebuilding full strength and structure, or because high-speed running was never properly reintroduced. Research shows that 25% of hamstring reinjuries happen in the first week back, and almost always at the same location as the original tear. That tells us the tissue hadn’t finished healing before it was exposed to match-level demands. The other factor we see regularly is athletes who clear one strength test but still carry significant deficits in the lengthened positions and at high velocity. A single test doesn’t tell the full story. That’s exactly why we test through multiple positions and at multiple speeds before we sign off on return to sport.

Written by Luis D’Angelo, Physiotherapist, Momentum Physio & Rehab Group, Traralgon.

Momentum Physio & Rehab Group is located at 323 Princes Highway, Traralgon East, Victoria. We treat athletes and active people across the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland.