two years ago when i started working out i was doing 30-50 pushups everyday in an effort to help build up my chest (in addition to my
resistance training). my trainer did not know about this. anyway, after an intense chest workout with my trainer about a month in, strange things started happening to my right pec. a few days later, i started to get a horrible itching sensation in my nipple and there was a bump not there before. the next day or so, the whole pec started hurting, and the day after that, i was in unbearable pain. after seeing a few doctors who really couldnt tell me much, i saw a
physical therapist who said i had a partial tear. for a month i had to quit training and i was receiving physical therapy 5 days a week. for the next 10 months i could only do chest exercises with very light weight (5-10 lbs on bb bench, 10-20 lbs db press). finally, a year after my injury, i returned to full strength, except for one thing....pullups. i could absolutely not do pullups, even assisted pullups, or it would wreak havoc on my pec. anyway, 2 years later and i can only bench around 175 per set.
about 3 weeks ago, i noticed some pain while doing dumbell flies. i have reaggravated my pec before, but usually one trip to the physical therapist and i was fine. after seeing my PT, he said it was just knotted up, and he gave me an ultrasound and did some work. that was last week. i am still in alot of pain and have not been able to work out since. this is a little over 2 years after the original injury. i am worried that my injury was either not diagnosed or treated correctly, and am desperate to figure out how to make it 100% again so that i can do everything and not experience any more relapses. my dad is a doctor(internist) and has scheduled an appt for me with another doctor. i am not sure this will help though. to be honest, i am not even sure how i injured my pec. can someone please shed some light on the situation for me?
thanks!
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