Rehabilitation of Athletes With Hamstring Strain Injury: SONAFE-Brazil Clinical Practice Guideline
The National Society of Sports Physical Therapy (SONAFE-Brazil), the official organization representing sports physical therapists in Brazil, developed this Clinical Practice Guideline to support clinicians and athletes in managing hamstring strain injury. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach was employed to address the clinical question: “Which interventions provided by physical therapists improve rehabilitation outcomes in athletes with hamstring strain injury?” The guideline provides an updated and targeted synthesis of evidence from randomized clinical trials, offering practical guidance to inform clinical decision-making by physical therapists across diverse health care and sports settings.
Authors
- Cynthia Gobbi Alves Araujo
- Bruno Manfredini Baroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8669-5565)
- Rodolfo Borges Parreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2597-1172)
- Flávio Fernandes Bryk
- Larissa Santos Pinto Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5927-2893)
- Aline Carla Araújo Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-8964)
- Verônica Colpani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-4213)
- Katherinne Ferro Moura Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9269-5350)
- Albino Luciano Abreu Pereira
- Daniel Ferreira Moreira Lobato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2353-8650)
- Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7127-6560)
- Felipe Coimbra Meira
- Natália Franco Neto Bittencourt
- Filipe Abdalla dos Reis
- Rodrigo Ribeiro de Oliveira
- Luiz Hespanhol
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Universidade Evangelica de Goiás (BR)
- Universidade de Fortaleza (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Goiás (BR)
- Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (BR)
- Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Bragança Paulista (BR)
- Physiotherapy New Zealand (NZ)
- Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas (BR)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
- Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2026-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2026.14372
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00