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 ...

A sprain is an injury to a ligament, whereas a strain involves damage to a muscle or tendon when these tissues are stretched or torn. A muscle spasm, or cramp, is a sudden, involuntary contraction of ...

But the next morning his left anterior chest wall was markedly swollen and bruised. His family physician diagnosed his injury as a muscle strain that would resolve in a month. The swelling and ...

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor announced rookie offensive tackle Amarius Mims will miss "several weeks" with a strained pectoral muscle during his press conference ahead of the team's ...

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on latest injury news for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurt (knee) and cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (shoulder).

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Six Nations because of the pectoral muscle injury he picked up while training with Glasgow Warriors. The 27-year-old, one of the game's ...

Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has a contract set to expire at the end of the season, and when he was injured in mid-October with a torn pectoral muscle, he thought his ...

Philadelphia Eagles center Cam Jurgens explains his injury and what happened to lead him to entering the NFC Championship Game at halftime. He also shares his emotions about the Eagles moving onto ...