Canada
Australia
03 9824 8001Hamstring Injuries
Ace Sports Clinic Malvern provides tailored treatment for hamstring injuries, from a torn hamstring and hamstring strains to hamstring tendonitis.
Trusted by Elite Athletes
MOVE without limits
Get Hamstring Pain Relief at Ace Sports Clinic Malvern
- Improve your strength and flexibility
- Restore movement after injury
- Move freely without pain
- Science-based healthcare
- Get expert advice
- Improve your quality of life
QUALIFICATIONS:
Every practitioner at Ace Sports Clinic Malvern is university-trained, skilled in diagnosing and treating hamstring injuries and pain. Whether you’re dealing with hamstring tears, strains, pulls, or inflammation, you’re in expert hands.
SAY GOODBYE TO SORE HAMSTRINGS WITH A
TAILORED TREATMENT PLAN FROM ACE SPORTS CLINIC
Empowering Freedom of Movement
Is a hamstring injury limiting your life or interfering with your sport? Get back in motion at Ace Sports Clinic Malvern.
Personalised, Multi-Disciplinary Care for Acute Hamstring Injuries and Chronic Pain
The hamstrings play a vital role in stabilising the pelvis and powering key lower-body movements such as running, sprinting, jumping, and bending the knee. Hamstring injuries—ranging from mild muscle strains and tendon irritation to partial tears and chronic tendinopathy—are common, particularly in activities that involve explosive acceleration, sudden stops, or overstretching.
Our tailored hamstring injury treatment plans can include:
- Clinical and physical assessments of your movement to identify causative factors
- Soft tissue therapy to relieve any muscular tension, stress or stiffness
- Articulation to reduce pain and stiffness whilst improving your mobility
- Dry needling for pain relief and to minimise muscular tension through the elimination of trigger points
- Specific advice surrounding potential causative and maintaining factors
- Prescription of strengthening, stretching and mobility exercises to improve strength and movement whilst preventing recurrences
Collaboration with our multidisciplinary healthcare team to evaluate and improve all aspects of your health and wellbeing
Accelerate Hamstring Recovery with Targeted Treatment
Common symptoms of a hamstring injury
Hamstring injuries can present with a range of symptoms, including:
- Sudden, sharp pain in the back of the thigh during activity (especially sprinting or jumping)
- A popping or snapping sensation at the time of injury
- Swelling, bruising, or tenderness along the hamstring muscle
- Pain that worsens with stretching or contracting the muscle
- Stiffness and reduced flexibility in the back of the thigh
- Weakness when bending the knee or extending the hip
- Difficulty walking, running, or climbing stairs
- A visible or palpable lump in the muscle (in more severe strains or tears)
- Ongoing tightness or discomfort in the hamstring, particularly after sitting or physical activity
Types of hamstring injuries and pain we treat
Hamstring injuries are among the most common muscle injuries seen in both athletes and active individuals. These injuries can vary in type and severity, but most fall into a few main categories:
- Muscle strain or tear – partial or complete tearing of the hamstring muscle fibres, often from sudden acceleration or overstretching
- Tendinopathy – overuse or degeneration of the hamstring tendons, commonly near their attachment at the sit bone (ischial tuberosity)
- Avulsion injury – when the tendon pulls away from the bone, sometimes taking a small bone fragment with it
- Contusion (bruise) – caused by a direct blow to the back of the thigh, leading to bleeding within the muscle
- Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) – stiffness and discomfort following intense or unfamiliar exercise
- Chronic hamstring tightness – persistent tension or discomfort due to incomplete healing or muscle imbalance
- Recurrent strain – reinjury from returning to activity too soon or not addressing underlying weakness or flexibility issues
Treatment protocol for hamstring injuries
Most hamstring injuries respond well to conservative treatment, with physiotherapy playing a key role in recovery. The main goals are to reduce pain and swelling, restore flexibility, rebuild strength, and support a gradual, safe return to activity.
Treatment typically involves a tailored combination of:
Non-surgical treatment:
- Manual therapy – including massage, dry needling, or soft tissue release to reduce muscle tension, promote healing, and improve mobility
- Activity modification – guidance on resting from aggravating movements while maintaining safe levels of activity
- Targeted exercise therapy – progressive stretching and strengthening exercises to restore hamstring flexibility, endurance, and control
- Strength & conditioning – reconditioning the hamstrings, glutes, and core to improve stability and prevent future injury
Medical treatment:
- Anti-inflammatory measures – such as ice, compression, or prescribed medication to manage pain and swelling
- Imaging and specialist referral – in cases of significant tears or suspected avulsion injuries, further assessment may be required
Should surgery be necessary for a complete rupture or avulsion, we provide pre- and post-operative hamstring physio to improve hamstring recovery reduce the risk of re-injury.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH
ACE SPORTS CLINIC MALVERN TODAY
Hamstring Injury Physio Trusted by the Best
Hamstring injuries are common across many sports and activities, particularly those involving sprinting, jumping, sudden acceleration, or rapid changes in direction—such as football, athletics, and dance. They also become more frequent with age, as muscle elasticity and recovery capacity decrease.
For this reason, physiotherapy is one of the most effective ways to manage hamstring pain, promote healing, and prevent recurrence. Whether you’ve experienced an acute hamstring strain, are dealing with chronic tightness or tendinopathy, or are recovering from a re-injury, our experienced Ace Certified Practitioners can help you regain strength, mobility, and confidence in your movement.
Ace-Certified Practitioners
Our specialists complete advanced training with us prior to becoming an Ace-Certified Practitioner.
About Ace Sports Clinic
Our mission is to inspire high performance through positive and personalised care. We do this by providing the highest standard of care in a full-service, professional and collaborative environment. Focusing on your specific needs, our Malvern team of practitioners work together to provide a positive experience that helps you achieve your goals through effective treatment and rehabilitation of hamstring strains, torn hamstrings and hamstring tendonitis.
Values
Excellence is our DNA
Simply, we believe in providing outstanding care.
Our clinic is based on a set of values that we live by every day:
- Holistic health and wellness incorporating mind, body and spirit
- Positivity, Honesty and Empathy.
- Positivity in our staff creates authentic connections
- We uphold the highest ethical standards – always
- Empathy is in our genes. How we relate to each other and our clients
- Collaboration of a multi-skilled team means better outcomes for our clients.
EXPERIENCE EFFECTIVE HAMSTRING INJURY TREATMENT
WITH ACE SPORTS CLINIC MALVERN
Injury & Pain We Treat
RESTORE OPTIMAL MOVEMENT WITH
ACE SPORTS CLINIC MALVERN
Our Therapies
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is an active, exercise-focused approach to pain, injury and rehabilitation. Our Malvern physiotherapists will get you moving again and improve your strength and flexibility.
Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a gentle, hands-on approach to pain, injury and prevention. Our Malvern osteopaths will identify the underlying cause, rather than just treating your symptoms so you can move freely.
Exercise Physiology
Exercise physiology analyses the body’s responses to physical activity and how it adapts to over time. Our exercise physiologists work to maximise athletic performance, prevent illness and support recovery.
Massage Therapy
Massage therapy is the manipulation of soft tissues of the body including connective tissue, muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. Our massage therapists can help with relaxation, recovery and performance.
Clinical Pilates
Pilates is a mind-body exercise that emphasises alignment, breathing, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance. It is practised with a qualified instructor on a mat or reformer.
Dry Needling
Dry needling reaches into the muscles releasing deep knots, tightness and tension providing pain relief and improved muscle activation. Visit our Malvern dry needling therapists today and experience better movement.
Testimonials
GOT QUESTIONS? WE'RE HERE TO HELP
Ace Sports Clinic Malvern
6/1 Milton Parade
Malvern, Victoria 3144
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:00am – 7:00pm
Sat: 8:00am – 1:00pm
Frequently Asked Questions
No, you do not require a referral to see any of our practitioners. Osteopathic practitioners, physiotherapists and chiropractors are primary health care practitioners who can accurately diagnose and manage all musculoskeletal injuries. We work closely with sports doctors and GPs, so are always happy to collaborate with your doctor if you request.
We accept all private health claims which can be processed on the spot. The level of private health coverage depends on your private health insurance plan and some limits for each modality can apply. Because we collaborate as a multidisciplinary team we can help maximise your benefits.
- if its your first visit, please complete all of the applicable forms online prior to your appointment. These forms will be emailed to you. If you experience any difficulties with the forms, please arrive 15-20 minutes before your scheduled appointment time so that we can assist you.
- Bring comfortable loose-fitting clothing to allow for the comprehensive assessment (t-shirt, shorts, running shoes).
- Bring any relevant medical information, copies of scans and reports, doctors’ notes and your current exercise program. These documents can also be emailed to us.
We accept HICAPS, Mastercard, Visa, American Express and EFTPOS. We can process private health claims on the spot so you only pay the gap.
No, but we do accept EPC Allied Health Medicare Plans from GPs which allow us to provide you with a Medicare rebate on your Allied Health Appointment
Call Us
Malvern:
03 9824 8001
Ace Sports Clinic Malvern
6/1 Milton Parade
Malvern, Vic Melbourne 3144
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:00am – 7:00pm
Sat: 8:00am – 1:00pm