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How Do I Know If I Have A Strained, Pulled Or Torn Hamstring?

How do I know if I have a strained, pulled or torn hamstring? I have pain in my hamstring that goes up into my groin area and also my lower glut on outer side. Sometimes outside of knee hurts. I ice but it doesn t numb my leg enough to not feel the pain. It takes 800mg ibuprofen to relieve pain.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It will cause pain and swelling on walking.
You will not be able to do stressful activities like jumping.

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How Do I Know If I Have A Strained, Pulled Or Torn Hamstring?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It will cause pain and swelling on walking. You will not be able to do stressful activities like jumping. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.