What to do if you have a pulled stomach muscle

A pulled stomach muscle, or abdominal muscle strain, is an injury caused by a sharp muscle contraction or excessive traction on the abdominal muscles during exercise. Abdominal muscle strain can generally be relieved by physical therapy, medication, surgery and other ways. 1. Physiotherapy: Cold compresses in the early 24 hours to constrict blood vessels, reduce swelling and analgesia, and hot compresses after 48 hours to promote blood circulation. At the same time, with massage to relieve the discomfort of muscle spasm. 2. Medication: patients can use drugs such as nimesulide, clonoxicam and diclofenac sodium under the guidance of a doctor to reduce pain. The abdomen can also be used externally with safflower oil, Yunnan Baiyao aerosol and other medications to promote blood circulation in the abdominal muscles and accelerate healing. 3. Surgery: If the muscle strain is more serious and there is a muscle break, this situation needs to be treated with muscle repair surgery. The above methods are for reference only, for the stomach muscle strain, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for examination, under the guidance of the doctor for related treatment.