Pulled chest muscles

[jim]

You know the ones that make you wonder if you are having a heart attack? You don't really feel it when you tweak it, but boy it can be painful a couple of hours later. Woke me up in the middle of the night, 400mg Ibuprofen didn't help so now I'm waiting for the other 400 I just took to kick in. I'm fine sitting here, but lying on my back is a killer. Certain movements feel like a knife in the chest.

I was out with my wife taking the dog for a walk and was wondering when I could have pulled it (i.e. trying to convince myself I wasn't having a massive heart attack), then I remembered moving stuff around in the garage.

[jim]

After 800mg of ibuprofen I was able to get back to sleep. I didn't know you could take that much until a doctor told me to, but just a tip that 800mg is 100x better than 200. 200 just doesn't do anything, sometimes 400 will but sometimes it won't.

[cardinalkarp]

After 800mg of ibuprofen I was able to get back to sleep. I didn't know you could take that much until a doctor told me to, but just a tip that 800mg is 100x better than 200. 200 just doesn't do anything, sometimes 400 will but sometimes it won't.

Pretty much anytime I take advil I take 4 of them. That basically kicks it up to what they give you if you are prescribed ibuprofen.

[maddash]

I used to have a issue with popping my chest. You know how you can crack your knuckles or pop your neck, I would pop my chest (around the sternum area) when I'd do my stretches before and after lifting. Eventually it went away, but there was occasionally some serious pain in that area that kind of freaked me out.

[Arthur Dent]

You know the ones that make you wonder if you are having a heart attack?

I had this happen once. I was uninsured at the time, so I didn't go to the doctor which, in retrospect was idiotic.

[The Green Miles]

Unfortunately, this is the type of thing that can happen if you don't stay in top physical shape. I stretch three times a day, and do ten jumping jacks to maintain my physique. And once a week I do twenty duck hops.

[jim]

Unfortunately, this is the type of thing that can happen if you don't stay in top physical shape. I stretch three times a day, and do ten jumping jacks to maintain my physique. And once a week I do twenty duck hops.

lol.

Thanks for the advice , I'll do a better job of stretching in the future. But just keep in mind, not all of us can touch are toes like you can. We have alot further to reach.

[Tambourine Man]

I blame a lack of fly fishing for the muscle pull. If you fished as much as you need to, this wouldn't have happened.

[jim]

I blame a lack of fly fishing for the muscle pull. If you fished as much as you need to, this wouldn't have happened.

Well, I'm due for some therapy real soon. 10 days of it, starting Friday.

[Molly]

You know the ones that make you wonder if you are having a heart attack?

I had this happen once. I was uninsured at the time, so I didn't go to the doctor which, in retrospect was idiotic.

Hubby did the exact thing last year. Fortunately he had insurance & went to the ER. Had an EKG & they kept him overnight for a stress test. Then he was a little embarrased. The doc told him "Better safe than sorry."