What to know about a hamstring strain comes down to understanding just what the hamstring is, how it can become injured and what can be done to treat it. If the strain is treated with the proper level of seriousness, the injury can heal relatively quickly and normal activities such as walking, running and jumping can commence soon after the injury.

The biggest mistake with hamstring treatment programs is to have more than a 10% increase in speed from running session to session. Whatever the method you use, it is critical that you progress evenly from session to session.