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I pulled muscles in upper buttocks and have a muscle knot. it's been a month what can i do? will acupuncture work or using a tennis ball?
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Acupuncture is : Awesome for pulled muscles. Gua sha (scraping) is also very helpful for breaking down roapy bands and trigger points.
Answered 6/29/2015
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