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What Causes Pain On Left Side Of Chest After Doing Push Ups?
Question: I am 20 years old male, athletic, eats healthy. Today while preforming push-ups in the first one going up, my chest on the left side breast hurt very bad. This is never happened before, I waited to let the pain go away but its not stopping. Its been hurting a quiet 6 hours. Help please!
Brief Answer:
Muscle strain during exercise.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
From the description given its likely that you have sustained muscle sprain during exercise.
The pain is due to associated muscle spasm . So it is important to relieve it. I would suggest you the following which will definitely help
I advice you to follow the below mentioned guidelines -
* Give adequate rest to the involved muscle group and avoid any movement that causes pain
* Ice packing once in every 2 hours over the affected area
* Local application of muscle relaxant gel
* Once the acute pain subsides, Moist heat application over the affected muscles
* Take anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen to reduce pain and local swelling or inflammation.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Muscle strain during exercise.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
From the description given its likely that you have sustained muscle sprain during exercise.
The pain is due to associated muscle spasm . So it is important to relieve it. I would suggest you the following which will definitely help
I advice you to follow the below mentioned guidelines -
* Give adequate rest to the involved muscle group and avoid any movement that causes pain
* Ice packing once in every 2 hours over the affected area
* Local application of muscle relaxant gel
* Once the acute pain subsides, Moist heat application over the affected muscles
* Take anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen to reduce pain and local swelling or inflammation.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Answered by
Dr. Saurabh Gupta
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2004
Answered : 5930 Questions
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