Presentation description
Hamstring injury mitigation in the NFL requires more than simply prescribing the right exercises. Jon Hernandez explores how integrated team strategies, including high-speed running, eccentric overload, load acclimation, education and effective communication, can build tissue capacity and reduce injury risk across the demands of an NFL season.
Learning objectives
- Identify the key physical and environmental factors contributing to hamstring injury risk across an NFL season.
- Develop practical strategies for tissue preparedness through high-speed exposure, eccentric overload and progressive load management.
- Understand how communication, education and player buy-in influence the successful implementation of injury mitigation strategies.
About the presenter
Jon Hernandez is the Director of Rehabilitation at the Los Angeles Rams, where he leads return-to-performance and long-term rehabilitation strategies and works across sports medicine and performance to support player health and workload management.
Before joining the Rams, Jon worked as a Physical Therapist/Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Buffalo Bills, having originally entered the NFL as a summer intern with the Carolina Panthers. He earned his BSc in Athletic Training from the University of Delaware, before completing his Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Sports Residency at the University of Southern California.
His speciality is sports rehabilitation, return to performance, movement analysis and injury management, with particular experience bridging rehabilitation and performance in elite American football. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS).
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- Reading time = 10 minutes
- Video length = 49 minutes
- Quiz = 10 minutes
- Total contact hours (rounded down to nearest 0.25 hr) = 1.00
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