We recommend consulting a musculoskeletal physiotherapist to ensure exercises are best suited to your recovery. If you are carrying out an exercise regime without consulting a healthcare professional, you do so at your own risk. If you have any concerns whilst completing these exercises, please contact a healthcare professional.
During the next stage of rehabilitation, exercises are progressed and more challenging. This might include single-leg eccentric exercises and the introduction of the Nordic hamstring exercise. This exercise is an invaluable exercise when rehabilitating and preventing hamstring strain injuries as it has been shown to reduce the incidents of injury by 51% (18). Building running acceleration, deceleration and speed should now be built into your programme if it is your intention to return to a higher level of function or sport.
During the advanced stages of a rehabilitation plan, you should be building towards, and achieving, near full levels of fitness. In sport, this translates to upwards of 90-95% of your maximum sprinting ability as well as the ability to quickly change direction, accelerate and decelerate.