Muscles
Biceps femoris
Hamstring extending the hip and flexing the knee.
Overview
Hamstring extending the hip and flexing the knee. Trigger points here are common in everyday and athletic populations and frequently contribute to the referred pain patterns described below.
Trigger point locations
Posterolateral thigh.
Referred pain pattern
Posterior knee crease and lateral hamstring pain.
Palpation & testing
Palpate the muscle belly along its accessible course. Reproduction of the patient's familiar pain on palpation supports involvement.
Common causes
Sprinting, sudden deceleration, sciatic nerve mechanosensitivity.
Self-care & clinical treatment
Eccentric hamstring work, neural mobility. Clinically: needling and address pelvic control.
Symptoms commonly linked
References
- • Travell & Simons — Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction