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Originally Posted by jayerose
Picked up something heavy and strained my left arm, wow! I don't think I've ever been in more pain!
Am on Prednisone 20 MG twice a day.
If you ever had an arm muscle strain, how long did it take you to get better?
thank you!
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I've been involved with serious competitive athletics for 40 years and at my age now (64) I've noticed I get injured more regularly now and I would describe those injuries as muscle "strains" or ligament / tendon strains. Over the years it's happened probably 5 times and I've tried various methods dealing with them. The first few times I would see a doctor but it's not a critical injury and it's very difficult to diagnose so all they give you are stretching / PT prescriptions. They had me working with rubber bands with various motions but nothing ever worked. I believe that complete rest is what heals that type of injury. What I found works best is to wear a immobilization brace where my arm is Velcro-ed to my waist area and I try to wear it most of the day. It eliminates the micro movements that you don't even realize your doing that seem to extend the life of the injury. I'm not a doctor so please take my advice accordingly. Good luck!