Table 2.
Narrative summary of initial findings
| Patient | Age | Sex | Sport | Patient History Physical Exam |
Hamstring Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | M | Track | Presented after a sprint in which he felt a pull on the lateral side of the right hamstring. Reported a current pain (on the NPRS) of 7 while resting and 9 while attempting to run. Rated pain on resisted knee flexion and hip extension as 8. Rated pain on PROM PKET as 8. SIJ dysfunction noted on the forward bend, with the right SIJ rotated anteriorly on return-to-standing, compared bilaterally. Goniometric measurement of PKET was 41 degrees. ASLR was 50 degrees. |
Grade 1 |
| 2 | 23 | M | Track | Presented after a sprint in which he felt a pull on the medial side of the left hamstring. Reported a current pain of 5 while resting and 8 while attempting to run. Left innominate appeared to be rotated anteriorly when palpated and compared to the right side. Goniometric measurement of PKET was 46 degrees. ASLR was 95 degrees. |
Grade 1 |
| 3 | 46 | M | Competitive stair climbing | Presented after a stair climbing competition with pain in the right lateral hamstring. Rated a pain 6 while resting and 8 while doing stairs. SIJ dysfunction noted on the forward bend, with right SIJ rotated anteriorly on return to standing compared bilaterally. Goniometric measurement of PKET was 31 degrees. ASLR was 87 degrees. |
Grade 1 |
| 4 | 17 | M | Football | Presented after football practice including place-kicking practice in the right. Rated pain 5 at rest and 6 while running. SI dysfunction noted during standing and hip flexion test as well as prone leg length test. Goniometric measurement of PKET was 67 degrees. ASLR was 70 degrees. |
Grade 1 |
| 5 | 17 | M | Football | Presented after football practice with pain in right proximal hamstring. Left innominate anteriorly rotated and positive hip flexion test and leg length test. ASLR was measured as 67 degrees. PKET not collected due to time constraints. |
Grade 1 |
| 6 | 15 | F | Basketball | Presented after basketball practice and noted pain in left hamstring after a sudden stop. SIJ dysfunction noted during palpation in supine and standing and decreased motion in left SIJ during forward flexion. Goniometric measurement of PKET was 48 degrees. ASLR was 55 degrees. |
Grade 1 |
NPRS = Numeric Pain Rating Scale; PROM = Passive Range of Motion; PKET = Passive Knee Extension Test; SIJ = Sacroiliac Joint; ASLR = Active Straight Leg Raise