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Help please? how long does it take to heal a pulled muscle in my neck?

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2-4 weeks.: If it's only a muscle strain, then 2-4 weeks should do the trick. Make sure you're icing and doing some neck stretching exercises.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 4/16/2019

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