Hamstring strains have one of the highest re-injury rates in sport, and it's rarely bad luck. When the hamstring can't do its job at sprint speed, the rest of your chain compensates, and the strain comes back. We find that vulnerability, restore the movement, and reinforce it until you can trust the leg.
Most hamstring strains happen at the long-fiber junction during the late-swing phase of sprinting, when the muscle is lengthening under high speed. But the real story is upstream: weak hip extension, an underpowered posterior chain, and timing that's off, so the hamstring gets overloaded doing work the rest of the chain should share. Add a return-to-sport that skipped real sprint exposure and the grade-1 strain that 'felt better' in two weeks becomes the grade-2 next month.
What we usually hearSixty minutes with Courtney, our Director of Training. We'll see how you move, find what's driving it, write you a plan, and tell you the truth about what it'll take.
Phased rehab: protect, then restore range, then load eccentrically (Nordic hamstring curls, Romanian deadlifts), then progress to sprint mechanics and game-speed exposure. We test isokinetic strength symmetry and sprint-acceleration before clearing return-to-sport, not just 'feels good.'
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Book a Game Planning Session online or text us a sentence about your goals. We'll get back within one business day.
Your PT and your coach aren't running separate playbooks. They read the same intake and apply the same movement principles, so restoring better movement in the clinic and reinforcing it in training is one continuous plan, not a baton pass.
Skip the doctor's-office stop-over. Walk in, get assessed, start moving better. PT is cash-pay: only motor-vehicle-accident (PIP) insurance is billed.
Continuity that compounds. Each session builds on the last because the same eyes track how your movement is changing, and consistency is what actually changes the body.
A few weeks of relief is fine. Decades of capability is the goal. Getting older doesn't mean giving things up. Members come in for one problem and stay for years because the system keeps progressing with them.
Imaging describes the structure. The movement assessment shows where your body is compensating and loading the wrong tissue. We work with what your body actually does, then restore it doing the right job.
Grade-1 strains typically take 2–4 weeks to symptom-free; full return-to-sport runs 4–6 weeks done correctly. Grade-2: 6–12 weeks. Grade-3 / avulsion: surgical evaluation may be warranted.
Two steps: name + phone, then email + your goal. We'll call back within one business day, or call us directly at (503) 755-8558.
Sixty minutes with Courtney, our Director of Training. We'll look at how you move, find what's getting in the way, and write you a plan. No referral, no commitment, no charge.
It starts with a conversation. Book a Game Planning Session: sixty minutes with a coach or PT. We'll look at how you move, find what's getting in the way, and write you a plan for what you want to keep doing. No referral, no commitment, no charge.
