Improvements in hamstring injury risk management strategies are necessary, especially in sports requiring ‘sprinting’ (ie, maximal acceleration and/or velocity). Sprinting represents about two-thirds of hamstring injury mechanisms.1 Several sprinting-related parameters are associated with hamstring injuries.2–5 Thus, this editorial aims to (1) emphasise the importance of sprinting and (2) provide general principles for practical implementation of sprinting interventions as a component of hamstring injury risk management in primary and secondary prevention. First, as an injury mechanism,1 sprinting represents one parameter on which we can act to reduce hamstring injury risk. Sprinting kinematics such as greater anterior pelvic tilt and thoracic side bending during swing phase4 and kinetics such as lower horizontal force production capacity during sprint acceleration5 are associated with higher hamstring injury risk. Second, optimal exposure to maximal or near-maximal running velocity is suggested as a protective factor.3 Since an acute and rapid increase in sprinting volume is associated with markedly increased hamstring injury risk,2 a lack of regular preparatory sprint training may induce a higher risk of sprint-related injuries.6 Simply put, the hamstring muscles need to be prepared to safely provide the ‘function’ it is to perform, and …

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短跑：腿筋损伤风险管理难题的关键部分

腿筋损伤风险管理策略的改进是必要的，特别是在需要“短跑”（即最大加速度和/或速度）的运动中。短跑约占腘绳肌损伤机制的三分之二。1 一些与短跑相关的参数与腘绳肌损伤有关。2-5 因此，这篇社论旨在 (1) 强调短跑的重要性，以及 (2) 提供实际实施的一般原则短跑干预作为初级和二级预防中腘绳肌损伤风险管理的一个组成部分。首先，作为一种损伤机制，1 短跑代表了一个参数，我们可以根据该参数采取行动来降低腿筋损伤风险。短跑运动学，如摆动阶段更大的骨盆前倾和胸部侧弯 4 以及短跑加速期间较低的水平产力能力 5 等动力学，与较高的腘绳肌损伤风险相关。其次，最大或接近最大跑步速度的最佳暴露被认为是一个保护因素。 3 由于冲刺量的急剧和快速增加与腿筋受伤风险显着增加有关，2 缺乏定期的准备冲刺训练可能会导致更高的冲刺相关受伤的风险。6 简而言之，腿筋肌肉需要做好准备，以安全地提供它要执行的“功能”，并且……