If it swells up, definitely see a doctor because it means you ripped something.
Otherwise, try icing it and resting it. That's what they told me to do for my knee. The icing really helps bring down the inflammation. I iced every time I had to use it, and then it wouldn't hurt later on.
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Date: 2004-06-02 06:07 pm (UTC)Otherwise, try icing it and resting it. That's what they told me to do for my knee. The icing really helps bring down the inflammation. I iced every time I had to use it, and then it wouldn't hurt later on.