Effect of K-Taping with Therapeutic Ultrasound on Hamstring Avulsion Injury-Case Report

ABSTRACT Rehabilitation of sports related hamstring injuries is challenging as it requires safe and early return to sport. This is because hamstring injuries need time to recover and has high rate of re injury. In our case report, 21‑year‑old female student, involved in sports activity (weight lifting), who was rehabilitated for left hamstring avulsion injury was briefed to report and elucidate the importance of hamstring injury treatment conservatively and to describe a rehabilitation program on athletes with clinical outcome. She was conservatively treated with K-Tape with therapeutic ultrasound, twice a week, once a day for three weeks duration. At the end of third of intervention- pain, muscle strength and range of motion was assessed. She had no impairment or functional limitations, including full range of pain‑free movement of left leg, pain 0/10 by VAS score. By the 4th week, she started to perform sports specific drills. She was rehabilitated and set fit to play after 6 weeks from the date of injury. K-Tape with therapeutic ultrasound is effective in hamstring injuries. In this case study, rehabilitation program with an emphasis on K-Tape with therapeutic ultrasound is found to be effective in returning the weight lifter back to play. Keywords: K-Tape, Ultrasound, rehabilitation, stretching exercise