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Peregrine Took

(7,511 posts) Fri Sep 15, 2023, 03:56 PM Sep 2023

Please -any advice for a very painful upper chest muscle strain? [View all]

We were tipping over a heavy (very) sofa yesterday to see if the carpet moths were back and we mis-communicated and I wound up holding (and almost dropping) the whole sofa by myself!!!....OUCH!!!

I took some Tylenol (aggravated my IBS) but that doesn't begin to address the pain.

I'm looking for something topical as opposed to oral.

Thanks very much.

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Please -any advice for a very painful upper chest muscle strain? [View all] Peregrine Took Sep 2023 OP

Ice ice ice. we can do it Sep 2023 #1

Ice Chainfire Sep 2023 #2

Although technically a great answer ... NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #8

you should get it checked out to make sure it is nothing more serious than a muscle strain JohnSJ Sep 2023 #3

👆👆👆 Rebl2 Sep 2023 #7

800 mgs ibuprofen and a large glass of red wine. No joke, it is what I take for niyad Sep 2023 #4

Not a doc, but I agree BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #6

Ah, my Lord of the Rings friend, I'm going to suggest ice packs, put some washrags (or one) in a SWBTATTReg Sep 2023 #5

Tylenol has some pain relief but is not anti-inflammatory. Try Naproxen or Ibuprofen if you can hlthe2b Sep 2023 #9

There is a roll on called Stop Pain. OTC and has worked wonders for me. MLAA Sep 2023 #10

Ice, 800 mg ibuprofen and 1000mg Tylenol. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #11

Rest and give it 24 hours. multigraincracker Sep 2023 #12

Probably wouldn't hurt to go to the ER and get an Xray Warpy Sep 2023 #13