I pulled a muscle on the right side of my...?!
Question: back, not upper, not lower.. but middle area of the right side. This happened earlier today while I was power walking/jogging with 3lb weights in hand. How long will it take to heal? I don't want to get off my regimen. What do I do?
Answers: back, not upper, not lower.. but middle area of the right side. This happened earlier today while I was power walking/jogging with 3lb weights in hand. How long will it take to heal? I don't want to get off my regimen. What do I do?
Usually a pulled muscle (depending on severity) will not take longer than 5 days to heal (and hopefully it will not take that long). However, it is important that you let this muscle rest until it is completely healed, or it will take longer.
If you decide to continue your walking while the muscle is still healing, then only walk, not jog (as you have to swing your arms, thus affecting your back). Try to keep your arms as still as possible while you walk, to prevent any further injury to the muscle.
Depending on the severity, it should take upwards of 3-5ish days days if not longer.
Don't pump your arms quite so hard and don't walk with weights.