Your hamstring muscles are skeletal muscles at the back of your thigh. You use these muscles to walk, climb stairs, do squats and perform many other leg movements.

The common criteria of any hamstring muscles are: Muscles should originate from ischial tuberosity. Muscles should be inserted over the knee joint, in the tibia or in the fibula. Muscles will be innervated …

Oct 26, 2025 · In this article, we shall examine the anatomy of the muscles in the posterior thigh – their attachments, actions and clinical correlations. Explore, cut, dissect, annotate and manipulate our 3D …

Aug 19, 2025 · The hamstring is a group of three muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh, located between the hip and knee joints. These muscles play a vital role in the movements of the …

Aug 12, 2025 · Your hamstring muscles are located at the back of the thigh between the pelvis and lower leg. They include the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus, and are used …

The hamstrings are muscles which extend the hip and flex the knee. The hamstrings play an important part in the complex gait cycle during walking, which includes absorption of kinetic energy and …

Jul 8, 2024 · Located at the backs of the legs, the hamstrings are the opposing muscles to the quadriceps. Because the hamstrings originate at the sitting bones, they are naturally stretched while …

Dec 3, 2023 · In this article, we’ll review ten of the best hamstring exercises you can do in or out of the gym. We’ll cover exercises for developing all three muscles of your hamstrings and their different …

Hamstrings are a biarticular muscle group that crosses the hip and knee joints. That means to train them completely, you need to target both hip extension (think Romanian deadlifts) and knee flexion (like …

Apr 23, 2025 · With some help from multi-powerlifting world record holder Dr. Stefi Cohen, DPT, we break down the best hamstring exercises below for performance, strength, and hypertrophy. Editor’s …