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What To Do For Muscle Strain That Hurts During Night, Upper Chest Pain When Eating Acidic Foods?

I think I have a muscle strain. It is on the top back side of my left arm. It is tender to touch but feels good when I massage it. It doesn't bother me during the day just mostly at night. I am not lifting anything trying for it to heel. I have been shoveling some rocks for several weeks but have stopped doing that.What can I do to help with the pain? I feel pain in my upper chest area when I eat like acid and I have acid reflux and it feels good to massage that area. Not sure if the 2 are connected with the pain.
Wed, 8 Jan 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

It is possible, based on your description, that it is muscle strain.

It may be related to the shovelling that you were doing previously.

In some cases it can take a few weeks for pain related to muscle strain to resolve completely.
The main aspects of treatment would be: (1) rest and avoidance of strenous activity that would aggravate the area
(2)pain medication- normally anti inflammatory pain medication would work best (ibuprofen, cataflam, aspirin, naproxen) but these may worsen your reflux

Celebrex is not suppose to affect reflux, so you may want to ask your doctor for a prescription.

(3)the application of a cold pack or compress may also be helpful to you.

I hope this helps
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What To Do For Muscle Strain That Hurts During Night, Upper Chest Pain When Eating Acidic Foods?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It is possible, based on your description, that it is muscle strain. It may be related to the shovelling that you were doing previously. In some cases it can take a few weeks for pain related to muscle strain to resolve completely. The main aspects of treatment would be: (1) rest and avoidance of strenous activity that would aggravate the area (2)pain medication- normally anti inflammatory pain medication would work best (ibuprofen, cataflam, aspirin, naproxen) but these may worsen your reflux Celebrex is not suppose to affect reflux, so you may want to ask your doctor for a prescription. (3)the application of a cold pack or compress may also be helpful to you. I hope this helps