pulled muscle

so, i was running yesterday and -thought- i got a side cramp. i wasn't surprised because it's not uncommon for me, so i started walking. i walked a half mile and it didn't get any better and this morning when i woke up, it was still there. so, i'm pretty sure that i pulled a muscle. i took some ibuprofen and it's slightly better, but it still aches when i walk. soooo, how can i prevent this from happening and what's the best way to treat it if it does?

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  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Try to stretch and foam roll. Take some hot epsom / essential oils bath for now.

    As for preventing them, try stretching and yoga for flexibility.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    not to lessen what you are going through I suspect it's not a pulled muscle...

    strain maybe...advil for the swelling, heat and cold packs and better stretching before exercising.

    a pulled muscle takes weeks sometimes months to heal and is exceptionally painful....and are there are different degrees of pulls that go all the way up to tears...