Running, jogging and jumping cause breast pain, why? Is it normal? And, most importantly, how to avoid it?
It has happened to all of us, or almost all of us. We are running happy, happy with life, when suddenly a heavy pain in our breasts makes us stop. It’s a fact, many physical activities cause breast pain.
The mastologist (mastology: medical specialty dedicated to the study of the mammary glands) Claudia Ramírez Flórez explains that breast pain is normal when exercising, since these are glands made up of soft tissues located before the muscle; when we exercise, the bust rises and falls on the chest wall, causing trauma to those soft tissues.
The specialist indicates that this occurs because the breasts are loose and have nothing to support them, and clarifies that although they hurt when running or jumping, exercise is not the cause of any pathology, such as breast cancer or others, although there is a consequence very unpleasant… “exercising without proper support causes breasts to sag”he points out.
On the other hand, Orlando Reyes, a specialist in sports medicine, tells us that breast pain caused by exercise occurs more in people with large breasts. That is why the external support of them is essential in women who exercise, in order to reduce this movement.
“The best supports are bras or bras made especially for exercise or sports and that are the right size. It is not advisable to wear a smaller size bra hoping that they support and decrease the movement, because other pains will appear”, he specifies.
Reyes states that «there are no exercises that directly reduce breast pain during training, but a great benefit can be achieved for reduce symptoms caused by large breasts by performing core exercises (CORE), abdominal and spinal.
“Finally, it is important, perhaps most importantly, that when breast pain occurs when exercising, DO NOT dismiss other sources and exercise is given as a sure cause. It is necessary to rule out all possible causes by medical examination. Self-examination and medical examination are again relevant here, ”he warns.
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