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Term	Also Known As	Description
hamstring strain	pulled hamstring	Hamstring strain is an overstretching or tearing of one of the muscles or tendons in the back of the upper leg.
hamstring contusion		A hamstring contusion occurs when blood vessels of any of the long muscles at the back of the upper leg are damaged or broken without skin breaking and blood mixes into adjacent tissue.
referred pain in the back of the thigh		Referred pain in the back of the thigh happens when a sensation of physical distress or injury that began in another place is noticed in the back of the upper leg.
tight hamstring muscles		Tight hamstring muscles is a feeling of stiffness of the muscles in the back of the upper leg.
hamstring tendinitis at the muscle origin		Hamstring tendinitis at the muscle origin is inflammation in the dense cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone in the back of the upper leg and/or just below the knee.