Is the Injury the Problem?

Story of a professional soccer player who had 3 right hamstring strains (LHBF) in 5 months. Turned out that the injured leg wasn't the problem, but the non-injured leg. 

Name: N.M. Age: 28 Profession: Professional Soccer Player

Injury: 3 right hamstring strains (LHBF) in 5 months

Before using KineMotion he underwent really good strengthening rehab to improve the injured leg strength. The rehab plan was based on latest evidence and literature published. It was not as effective as he was hoping since the ailment still haunted him. 

KineMotion helped me to identify that his problem wasn't actually in the injured leg, but on the non-injured leg. When we used KineMotion to see the muscle output of the exercises given as part of the rehab, we saw the right leg was working extremely hard at the expense of the left (non-injured) one, which he showed poor levels of muscle signal output. When we added some single leg drills, we could see his non-injured leg capacity and movement quality was very poor compared to his injured leg. So, in this case, we decided to continue the rehab on his injured leg to continue improving the tissue tolerance to running/kicking but we added (SL) exercises and coordination for the non-injured leg in order to improve left leg capacity and strength. 

By following through on this new plan, he got better and is currently playing at an international tournament with his country.

Eduard Mias - Specialist Rehab Physical Therapist Date: 1/16/2026