kpg805

[kpg805]

The last couple of days I have been having pain in my chest when I move in certain ways.  The pain is located in the top center of my chest and the top left area of my chest.  I am guessing that I have pulled a muscle.  How do you treat this?  What will give me relief from the discomfort and pain?

[Cleveland Clinic]

I agree that this is unlikely to be heart related.  You could use Ibuprofen 200 to 400 mg daily 3X per day.  If you have kidney or stomach problems do not use it, instead you could try tylenol, also 3X per day.

[tickertock]

I have a chronic pain similiar to what you desribe, pain that increases or decreases with movement is seldom cardiac in origin, my pain has been diagnosed as costochrondritis, it can be very painful and is often confused with cardiac pain.This might not be the cause for your pain at all, I'm only relating my personal diagnosis and experience with a similiar experience to what you describe.