Collar Bones

[scrawnyguy]

Hey peeps!

I have an odd pain in my right collarbone area... feels directly connected to the movement of that bone... I should mention that I have just really begun working with larger weights in a 5x5 pattern, but this isn't standard muscle soreness... it gets rather acute at times. It radiates along the right collarbone from the sternum out... anyone ever experience this before?

If you have ever had a "stuck rib head", it is the same sort of sharp pain, but associated with the clavicle...

Any words of wisdom would be appreciated...

Still scrawny, but workin on it!

Jay

 

[Latamier]

Bro, you have sterno clavicular inflamation. You can treat this a number of ways. First would be with about 800mg motrin BID, second would be to try some vioxx or celebrex or comparable anti inflammatory. Third thing would be a cortisone shot, but some Drs are reluctant to do these because it is very easy to drop a lung by advancing the needle too far. Just try the vioxx or motrin and lay off for a while and you'll be fine.

 

[scrawnyguy]

Cool... thanks for the info... I am starting to have difficulty keeping shoulders aligned when doing any dumbell exercises overhead because of this... I really don't want to take any prescription anti-inflamatories right now, so I'll stick with the motrin and ease up on the shoulders/chest exercises for now. It seems to be working.

Does motrin have any effect on muscle building? I have been on a pretty good push for the past few weeks, and I'd hate to loose any gains... I've actually put on 5 pounds! (On my skinny frame, that is a WAY good thing...)

Thanks again...

 

[chewyxrage]

Wow I was just about to post this exact same thing. I noticed it gets worse after doing barbell overhead press or dumbell overhead press on shoulder day.

It's only one collarbone too, which is weird. This has been happening for a few months didn't go away after 2 weeks of rest....will it just go away eventually?

does motrin actually help heal it?

 

[stingray]

Vioxx is good stuff.