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How To Treat A Hamstring Injury?
last week i recieve what i believe to be a hamstring injury, i immediatly soaked ,iced, rapped my leg but now i see a brusing in the back of my knee, i am able to walk ,bend my knee 75% i am some what conserned and i know it has only been a week. chuck
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Thu, 3 Jul 2014
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continue this way, it may cause you problem for 20-30 days. us scan or rmn will help you understanding if there is a muscular rupture. in case you can choose to undergo a surgical repair, depending on your needs (usually only professional sportmen accept that surgery, people not doing sports as job may avoid surgery wothout problems)
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