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Craig Pickering

The importance of sprinting in injury rehabilitation

May 9, 2018/by Craig Pickering

Start talking about sprinting and it won’t be long until you the discussion turns to hamstring injuries. Hamstring injuries are a major concern of any athlete that has to sprint. Soccer has a notorious hamstring problem, but they are not alone. Hamstring injuries are also the most prevalent form of non-contact injury within sports like athletics, American Football, rugby union, Australian Rules Football, cricket, and basketball.


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Tags: American Football, Featured, Field Sports, General Training, Hamstring, Injuries, Injury Prevention, Rugby, Soccer, Sprinting
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Craig Pickering is the Director of Performance Sustainability for Athletics Australia. He combines his sports science background and experience as a world-class sprinter and bobsledder to help athletes in all sports.

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