Mets 2B Daniel Murphy (intercostal muscle) could play in a minor league game Sunday.
NSAIDS, ice paks, and topically applied anti-inflammatory medications may alleviate pain associated with intercostal strain.
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Murphy has not appeared in a game yet because of a strained right intercostal muscle.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy strained an intercostal this spring and was initially given a timetable of seven to 10 days.
It includes having a cortisone injection to the intercostal muscle to assist the recovery of both a tear and a strain.
Mets 3B David Wright took swings off a tee for the first time since being diagnosed with a strained intercostal muscle.
Mets second baseman Dan Murphy, was also diagnosed with intercostal muscle strain, and has been out for nearly a month, much longer than initially anticipated.
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Commonly reported symptoms of intercostal muscle strain include stabbing or sharp pains associated with breathing, as well as soreness or a deep ache in the ribcage.
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Intercostal muscles are made up of several groups of muscles which are located between the ribs and essentially function to provide stability to the rib cage and chest wall.
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Wright was diagnosed with a moderate strain of the intercostal muscle on his left side Friday, an injury that may have been exacerbated by his presence in the WBC.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy also has missed the first the first three weeks of exhibition games due to a strained intercostal muscle sustained in mid-February, and closer Frank Francisco working back from offseason elbow surgery.
David Wright, third baseman for the New York Mets, was recently diagnosed by his physicians with left sided intercostal muscle strain, after he was complaining of a sore back last week while at the World Baseball Classic.
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So what is intercostal muscle strain?
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