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What Could Be The Popping Followed By Pain In The Chest After Lifting Weights?
Hi I went to the gym earlier and was doing some bench weights when I felt something pop in the centre of my chest, it is very uncomfortable especially when I move, I m worried I ve damaged something it doesn t hurt if I touch the area it s just when I move, I have a burning sensation and lots of discomfort
As you were doing bench press and the symptoms are in the centre of the chest , this could be a costochindritis, which is a common gym injury. I will advice you to take a break from the gym for a week initially, take an x-ray of the chest and also take a taping method for relaxing the costochondral area.
This will help the healing to occur faster.
Also doing breathing exercises will help you to strengthen the intercostal muscles which on later stages will help you to avoid such gym injuries.
In my clinical practice most cases of gym injuries are treated well with physical therapy and prepared well for avoiding gym injuries.
Regards Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Could Be The Popping Followed By Pain In The Chest After Lifting Weights?
hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. As you were doing bench press and the symptoms are in the centre of the chest , this could be a costochindritis, which is a common gym injury. I will advice you to take a break from the gym for a week initially, take an x-ray of the chest and also take a taping method for relaxing the costochondral area. This will help the healing to occur faster. Also doing breathing exercises will help you to strengthen the intercostal muscles which on later stages will help you to avoid such gym injuries. In my clinical practice most cases of gym injuries are treated well with physical therapy and prepared well for avoiding gym injuries. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel