Chest pain can be disconcerting, but it’s important to remember that not all discomfort signals a serious health condition like a heart attack. In fact, the culprit behind the pain in your chest may ...

A pulled muscle is an injury to your muscle fibers. Muscle fibers are the large cells that make up your muscles. Your muscles allow you to move when they contract and relax. Many people use the terms ...

Crushing chest pain radiating to your jaw or left arm? This isn’t just a bad day at the gym—this could be a heart attack. If you experience pain with shortness of breath, sweating, or nausea, it’s ...

Causes of chest pain, some benign and some serious, include heart attack, angina, heartburn, infections, inflammation, and ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. A muscle strain, or a pulled muscle, is among the most common injuries affecting people of all ages, particularly those engaging in ...

The obliques are the muscles running down either side of the abdomen. Pain in these muscles often occurs due to a type of injury known as “side strain.” There are two sets of oblique muscles: external ...

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes left his start Monday against the Seattle Mariners in the sixth inning with a left pec strain, according to manager Craig Counsell. Here’s what you need to know ...

Doctors told Kirsty Smitten, 28, that her chest pain was a pulled muscle. The UK-based scientist was later diagnosed with a rare and terminal form of heart cancer. Research shows women's pain is more ...