期刊名称：Facta Universitatis : Series Physical Education and Sport
印刷版ISSN：1451-740X
出版年度：2005
卷号：3
期号：01
页码：37-44
出版社：University of Niš
摘要：Hamstring injuries can be a severe risk in the career of a professional athlete. The authors suppose that the origin of chronic hamstring pain can be neurogenic; therefore, sacral epidural steroid injections were used for the treatment of the condition. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the therapy with sacral epidural steroid injections. According to strict criteria, 25 elite athletes (11 males and 14 females), mostly track and field runners, were selected for the follow-up study. A fractionated sacral epidural steroid injection (SEI) was administered once, rarely twice within a 4-week interval. The injection consisted of 8ml 1% Lignocain, 2ml 80mg/ml DepoMedrol and 10 ml 0, 25% Marcain (bupivacain). A visual analogue scale (VAS) on hamstring discomfort and/or pain was taken prior to and 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48 and 54 weeks after the epidural injection. The recovery time and the time the athletes spent without pain and/or uninjured were also observed. Hamstring pain and discomfort significantly decreased by the time of the follow up. The average time for reaching painless high level training sessions were 3 weeks after the injections. One half of the duration of the therapy was 37 weeks. Our results indicate that in the case of hamstring pain the condition can be treated and injuries can be prevented effectively by sacral epidural steroid injections. By administering these injections, the effectiveness of training sessions can indirectly be increased and the possibility of hamstring injuries can be decreased.
