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From: Henry Tsao <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 29 September 2000 13:53
Subject: Re: hamstring strength/core trunk stability
>Emilie,
>
>I am writing not to answer your question, but to ask you to clarify your
>research. You mentioned that hamstring strength is important in trunk
>stability... what is the reasoning behind this?? From what I know, the glut
>muscles are usually the muscles that require strengthening, whereas the
>hamstrings are the muscles that usually (and I know I am generalizing)
>become tight and need to be stretched.
>Could you please clarify or comment on this even further?? Thanks.
>
>Henry***
>
>ps- I work in Brisbane and studied under Gwen Jull and Dr Richardson, and
>the transversus abdominus discovery is an amazing finding!! I am glad you
>are doing more investigation for this, because this will progress the
>studies on the lumbar spine even further.
>
>>From: "Emilie McGrath" <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: hamstring strength/core trunk stability
>>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:25:54 +0100
>>
Dear Henry
I should have been a bit more precise. I'm aware (anecdotally) that many
colleagues feel that one of the reasons that athletes get recurring
hamstring strains is because they somehow have problems with dymanic
stabilisation of the pelvis and trunk. I haven't been able to find a body of
evidence in the literature to really support this. This is partly why I'm
embarking on my project - I want to see if a programme of pelvic and trunk
stabilisation exercises imrpove the performance of the hamstring muscle,
tested isokinetically. Know of any articles or books?
Emilie
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