When the thigh becomes an Achilles heel

An image with recognition value: An arrow from a player hunts across the wing into open space. Explosive, expansive sprint steps — until he suddenly starts limping in absolute maximum movement, at the back thighs grabs and finally sinks to the ground.

The only thing that follows is the replacement with a pain-distorted face.

The list of prominent soccer players with a back of the thigh injury is long.

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No wonder, because more than every fourth injury — according to statistics — is in the thigh area.

The facts also show that the incidence of hamstring injuries has risen significantly over the last few years. A trend that is probably also due to the increasing physical intensity in modern soccer.

During a soccer game or training session, it is primarily indirect injury mechanisms, i.e. those without external influence, that can lead to long downtimes.

Strain, fibrous or bundle tears — all are caused by the interplay of various factors, such as fatigue at the end of the game or due to coordination disorders within the respective muscle group.

A common problem among soccer players Is also often an imbalance of forces in the muscles of the front and back thighs. While we usually find extremely good strength values in the front thigh muscles, the back is usually weaker and immobile.