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  • Enrolling Participants for Hamstring Study

    Research Study at the Sports Optimization and Rehabilitation Lab

    PARTICIPANTS WANTED for a research study to determine the long-term effects of hamstring strain on muscle quality at the University of Connecticut’s Sports Optimization & Rehabilitation Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology.

    WHO CAN TAKE PART? Anyone ages 18-40 who has suffered a unilateral (1 side of the body) hamstring strain and is cleared to exercise.

    WHAT DOES THE STUDY ENTAIL? A single three-hour visit during which ultrasound images of your hamstring muscles will be taken to assess muscle quality (structural changes, muscle stiffness, and fat infiltration) and will perform a series of hamstring strength and mobility tests.

    ARE THERE ANY INCENTIVES? All participants will receive a $25 gift card

    For more information about the study please contact Davina Robinson at davina.robinson@uconn.edu

    This research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Jacob Earp in the Department of Kinesiology.

    This study was approved by the UConn IRB, Protocol #H21-0185

     
    For more information, contact: Davina at robinson.davina10@gmail.com