Fantasy injury report: Texans RBs  November, 5, 2013 Arian
Foster exited Sunday's game almost as soon as it got underway,
not because of aggravating his hamstring injury, but because of
a back injury. Could they be related? It's certainly possible.
In fact, it wouldn't be surprising if they were.  Back problems
and hamstring problems often go hand in hand, either directly
because of pain radiating from the back to the legs, or
indirectly due to increased tone (or muscle tension) in the
hamstrings associated with the back ailment. Tight hamstrings
can not only be prone to increased injury potential within the
muscle tissue itself, but they can also contribute to postural
dysfunctions which can affect the entire back. Sometimes it can
be difficult to sort out which problem is driving the train.
Remember, Foster had a back issue nagging at him for several
weeks prior to the start of the season.  Did the back problem
set him up for a hamstring injury, which then predisposed him to
flaring up the back? There's no