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I have sprained or strained an old injury to the inside back of the leg that starts behind and above the knee and goes up the leg what do i do for it?

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Dr. David Trettin answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Rest: Difficult to know what this"old" injury may be but your anatomic description suggests you irrititated a hamstring injury. If this is correct than hamstring 'strains' do best w/ rest/ nsaids etc.See your physician if no improvement

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Answered 4/16/2014

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