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Pulled Muscle. Finding Difficulty To Walk. What To Do?

My Boston ran off a possessom the other morning, I checked her over don't see any bite marks. she has been having trouble getting up all the steps to the back porch but I believe she pulled a muscle chasing the animal out of the yard. the possessom look just frightened not rabed.
what do you think, should I be worried?
Fri, 27 Sep 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
You have mentioned that your friend is unable to walk and unable to climb steps after injury.
The trauma can cause soft tissue injury, bony injury and/or muscle injury.
In muscle injury, it is difficulty to move that body part and pain is experienced when any attempt is made to move that body part.
rest, pain killers (analgesics)are required for pulled elbow.
However, clinical examination is required to rule out any other injury.
Consult your orthopedician for clinical examination, relevant investigations and hence management.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Pulled Muscle. Finding Difficulty To Walk. What To Do?

Hello and welcome to HCM, You have mentioned that your friend is unable to walk and unable to climb steps after injury. The trauma can cause soft tissue injury, bony injury and/or muscle injury. In muscle injury, it is difficulty to move that body part and pain is experienced when any attempt is made to move that body part. rest, pain killers (analgesics)are required for pulled elbow. However, clinical examination is required to rule out any other injury. Consult your orthopedician for clinical examination, relevant investigations and hence management. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal