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

A pulled (or strained) muscle could take a few days to feel better. Severe injury could take weeks to months. Find out what ...

or if the pain is in the muscle. Whether chest and/or rib pain worsens with exercise can also help differentiate between types of chest pain. An intercostal muscle strain, like injury to the ribs, ...

Non-cardiac chest pain is a recurring pain in your chest, typically behind your breast bone and near your heart, that's not ...

These include conditions include: Monitoring pain under the left rib cage is important. Some causes, like gas or muscle strain, resolve without treatment. It's a good idea to see a healthcare ...

Pain or discomfort in the chest (front or back) The chest includes from the top to the bottom of the rib cage Chest pains in children lasting for a few minutes are usually harmless. The pain can be ...

The intercostals are also part of the core muscle group that is integral to many fundamental baseball movements. They are most often injured during a sudden contraction when they are in a stretched ...

Mild to moderate digital palpation is exerted on the scalene muscle rib insertion in order to find the active point(s) that will reproduce the patient's complaints (pain/numbness/burning or tingling, ...

We hypothesise that non-depolarising skeletal muscle relaxants can prove to be a useful adjunct ... on pain control following cardiothoracic surgery. Postoperative pain after cardiothoracic surgery ...