Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Your latissimus dorsi (your "lats") is a broad, flat, triangle-shaped muscle that spans ...

While chest discomfort, such as stabbing pain that comes and goes, can indicate a heart problem, it can also occur due to heart burn and muscle strain. Certain factors can help determine the cause ...

Chest pain can be due to muscle strain, inflammation, and injury to the chest wall, ribs, or intercostal muscles. Poor posture, heavy lifting, or even severe bouts of coughing can lead to ...

A person’s chest may hurt when they cough as a result of muscle strain from coughing ... In many cases, the pain goes away on its own as the infection clears. However, chest pain can sometimes ...

That, combined with tight chest muscles, can make you feel unusual pain. If you feel anxious, there are some relaxation techniques you can try. These techniques may not work every time ...

The first clinical examination (two days after the injury) had to reveal distinct pain when the hamstring muscle was palpated, local pain when a passive straight leg raise test was performed, and ...

The sudden, involuntary spasm seems to come out of nowhere, but in reality, hiccups are usually triggered when something irritates your diaphragm, the muscle ... or chest pain that worsens with ...