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When sitting keep your leg elevated, which can reduce swelling. Use ice. When a thigh muscle is pulled, swelling may occur. Applying ice to the thigh for 15 minutes a few times a day may reduce the swelling and the pain. Wrap an ice pack in a clean towel and place it on the part of the thigh muscle which is pulled. Avoid putting ice directly on the skin which can cause injury.
Report Abuse. You can tear the hamstring in the thigh and still be able to walk, but the pain probably would be horrible. Since you felt a pull rather than a pop, then yes, you likely pulled a muscle, possibly part of the hamstring.Symptoms of a pulled hamstring are: Pain in the back of the leg during exercise Pain on straightening the knee Swelling and bruising. Rest and ice will help a lot, and Advil or Naprosyn can help with the pain.Work back into activities gradually.I attached some good information about hamstring pulls in the link below.ince you felt a pull rather than a pop, then yes, you likely pulled a muscle, possibly part of the hamstring. Symptoms of a pulled hamstring are: Pain in the back of the leg during exercise Pain on straightening the knee Swelling and bruising. Rest and ice will help a lot, and Advil or Naprosyn can help with the pain.