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A member asked:

I have hypertrophy of the muscle of my right leg due to an injury (fell down steps). it doesn't bother me at all, but is it okay to massage it?

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Yes: This is not a problem, but I don't know all of the aspects of you case. You can check with your physician. Is this an old injury or a recent injury. If old I can see a possible reason for the hypertrophy but not a recent injury

Answered 10/24/2016

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