Strained Intercostals?

College Running

13 years ago 01/30/2011 6:51pm EST

I was doing squats about a month ago and all of a sudden got a pain in my shoulder/upper back area, it really hurt that day, hurt to swallow, hurt to sneeze, etc. The next couple days it still hurt to swallow and sneeze. It also hurt to move my neck side to side.

After a while I was doing to just pain when I put my shoulder back and then tried to put my neck back and closer to the shoulder, like a sharp pain in my shoulder. Also it hurt when I would run (the up and down motion and the muscles moving up and down I guess?). I kept on running and lifting and it hurt during certain movements and runs.

Now it is a month later and it just hurts when I put my shoulder back on that side and put my neck back.

Strained intercostals? Something worse? Any suggestions to recover or any insight would be great!

13 years ago 01/30/2011 6:54pm EST

re: help plz!

I strained an intercostal once doing some crazy core exercise where you raise your legs and do situps. It took about 2 weeks for me to run normally and about 3 months until I could do core again.

13 years ago 01/30/2011 7:00pm EST

re: help plz!

I had the same injury after craniosacral therapy and Turkish getups.

Try rest, ice, gentle yoga, then progress to overhead press with light bar, cleans with light bar and then chin-ups.

I was back feeling close to 100% in 3-4 weeks.

I kept running, but with less miles - always iced after and slept on icepack.

13 years ago 01/30/2011 7:10pm EST

re: help plz!

Thanks guys! Very encouraging! Did you guys have the same annoying pain in the shoulder when you brought the shoulder back and the neck back and to the side at the same time?

13 years ago 01/30/2011 7:13pm EST

re: help plz!

I've strained an intercostal. First 3 days were extremely painful, hurt even taking deep breaths. Pain was mostly gone after about 2 weeks, but probably about 6 weeks until completely better.

In your case, if it has not gotten any better after a month, I would see a doctor. You may have actually tore something rather than just strained it.

13 years ago 01/30/2011 7:15pm EST

re: Dingler

Well, it has gotten better to the point that its only really an annoyance during certain lifts at the gym, a little bit during running, but during the day only when I do that specific movement to check how it is doing. I am hoping it is not a tear, I am thinking if after another month it persists than I will go get it checked out.

13 years ago 04/12/2011 9:46pm EDT

re: help plz!

i am interested in hearing how you are doing now, a little while after the intercostals strain? I was on my 59th Burpee when my ribs went kaplooey. I am feeling a little bit better three weeks later after a lot of incapaciating (at times)pain---have been a slug and can not even WALK around the block yet. Any tips you can give on how to treat this and recover form it would be such a help. Thanks!

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