Common Terms & Definitions. Access. A patient's ability to obtain care is determined by factors such as the availability of services, their acceptability to the patient, the location of facilities, transportation, hours of operation and cost of care.
What Are the Hamstring Muscles? The hamstring muscles are a group of three muscles located on the back of your thigh. The three muscles are called the biceps femoris, the semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus. These three muscles work together to help bend your knee.
What is a hamstring strain? The hamstring muscle group consists of three separate muscles; the semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris. They originate from the lower part of the pelvis and insert into the back of the shin bone. When contracting they mainly bend the knee and extend (straighten) the hip joint.