Pectoralis major muscle injuries, particularly tendon ruptures, have become increasingly common, especially among athletes engaged in weightlifting and contact sports. These injuries typically ...
Six months ago, while doing the bench press, he sustained a painful injury in his left shoulder ... and symptoms are typical of a ruptured muscle -- the pectoralis major. Rupture of the pectoralis ...
Injury to the pectoralis major muscle is usually caused by a sudden forceful overload of the maximally contracted muscle. This is different from the attritional ruptures associated with the rotator ...