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How to tell if i pulled a muscle or is it just aches and pains?

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Injury?: A pulled muscle requires an actual injury, that tears the muscle tissue. Aches and pains after activity may be related to simply overuse, or an underlying chronic problem sucha as arthitis.

Answered 4/1/2013

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