text: how do i deal with a pulled muscle? i'm on a dance team and i dance 2 hours 4 times a week and i'm pretty sure i pulled a muscle in my inner thigh, but i can't just stop dancing...what can i do to ease the pain/make it heal faster? you need to rest it.  if you don't it's just going to get worse and then you will be out for a really long time.  take a couple of days off and rest it.  use the rice protocol (rest, ice, compression and elevation).