Chest Pain After Sit-ups

[Piotrek9322]

For my Physical Education class, I had to do a sit-up test. I tried my best and reached the maximum amount (75 sit-ups). Two days after this test, I felt pain in my chest. When I try to straighten my chest (more like align it straight), I feel pain. When I bend my back forward just a tiny little bit, it doesn't hurt. This is the first day of the pain.

Any help would be appreciated!

By the way, tomorrow I do a push-up test for physical education, and when I tried to do a push-up at home, I failed. I dropped to the ground because it hurt so much.

[Dr_Smita_S]

Hi.

You are most probably suffering from a musculoskeletal chest pain, as you have recently involved in a strenuous physical activity. This has caused your chest wall muscles to turn sore and cause pain on movement.

This pain gets aggravated or relieved with the changes in posture. Sometimes a deep breath worsens the pain or tenderness is felt on pressing certain localized regions on the chest.

The pain usually resolves after a few days. You should not indulge in too much of exercise suddenly as your body needs to adjust to that kind of routine. Maybe you can consider taking a break from strenuous physical activity for sometime.

You can also consult a doctor for some medication, if the pain persists. Generally some topical agents or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) provide relief.

Regards

[emmaxo123]

so aboout 5 days ago i done about 40 sit up and the day after i did i took a deep breath in and and a sharp pain when over on my left side. ever since then it has been pain but it was doing good for 2 or 3 days untell id play gym sports it seems like pressure on the middle on my chest and sometimes it hurts on left and then sometime it hurts on the right. can any one help me ?

[Niffer991]

I would go and see a doctor.