How can you tell if you pulled a muscle?

Question

My calf muscle has been hurting for the past three days. i got a charlie horse then it started to hurt after that and hasnt stopped. I'm in dance and my dance teachers tell me to just dance it off. but it seems to stay the same. my friends think i could of pulled it but i dont know for sure.

Answer 1

Yes, it sounds like you pulled it. I pulled my muscles a couple of weeks ago. It hurt for about a week. You could take some muscle relaxers. I doubt you need to go to the emergency room.

Answer 2

I think you've pulled a muscle but don't worry it'll be better in a few days! You can tell when you have because it hurts if you bend or something. Relax lots, take a nice hot bath to ease the pain and take some painkillers. Remember, a bit of chocolate will always cheer you up! :)

Answer 3

Dont rush off to the hospital.
I get that everynow and then. I suggest streching the leg that hurts and then giving it a light massage. A hot bath or sitting in a hot tub wont hurt it either. it will relax your muscles and help releive pain until it heals.

Nothing serious.
But if the pain does last for over a week or so maybe call a doctor. Or look up those Home remedies. alot of those work.

Answer 4

Tr7 icing it. That will help it heal faster and it relieves the pain too. Ice it for as long as you can stand it as many times a day as you can. That's what the doctor had me do for a pulled hamstring. Good luck.

Answer 5

Don't dance on it anymore until you see a doctor. Maybe you should go to the emergency room.

Answer 6

you pulled it just ice it ignore your dance teacher and ice it try to stay off that leg and rest it to provent pulling musscels streack befour dancing or exercise