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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go to a PT and get an actual evaluation and do the corrective work. [/quote]

THIS. If you have health insurance it likely covers at least 6-10 PT appointments. Mine will pay for 20 per year with a copay. PT isn't just exercises, they will also do massage, dry needling, and be able to develop progressions with your exercises to help build strength and mobility over time. This is especially useful for an injury where you may have multiple points of pain and where pain in one area can lead to overcompensation in another area, leading to know pain and soreness.

I would personally also see an ortho and see if an anti-inflammatory medication might make sense. I've found that taking a round of anti-inflammatories in combination with PT really speeds healing. For something like this where surgery is not really likely, you don't have to see an orthopedic surgeon. My ortho has several physicians assistants and that's who I go to for more minor issues like this because they can prescribe meds, review scans, and provide additional info to my PT. [/quote]

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