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Posterior Femoral Muscle Strain
Also Known As: Hamstring Sprain
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2Lifestyle changes
3Behavioural changes
4Alternative and complementary therapies
5Alternative therapies
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Introduction / full article
Posterior Femoral Muscle Strain
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Comfrey (Blackwort, Symphytum Officinale) [1, 2, 3, 4]:
Please note, this herb is TOXIC IF TAKEN ORALLY, OR IF APPLIED TO AN OPEN WOUND. Can cause severe liver or kidney damage and lead to death. May ONLY be used as a cream over intact skin, and does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: weakly in favor (ONLY TO BE USED AS A CREAM OVER HEALTHY SKIN. Studies show that cream made from Comfrey extracts may help to treat the symptoms of muscle strains, but more studies are needed)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Arnica Root (Arnica Montana):
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (available evidence shows that Arnica is in no way helpful in the treatment of muscle strains)
Grade of Evidence: moderate quality of evidence
Transcutaneous Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (studies regarding this therapy with regards to Muscle Strains has yielded mixed results)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Osteopathy:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that osteopathy helps in treating Muscle Strains)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
Neural Therapy:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that Neural Therapy helps in treating Muscle Strains)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Hydrotherapy:
Recommendation: weakly in favor (some types of hydrotherapy have been shown to be helpful in treating slight Muscle Strains)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19460762
3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/comfrey
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2103401