A third visit saw her diagnosed with a pulled muscle in her chest. When the pain didn't improve, she visited the doctor for a fourth time, and reminded the GP about the inflammation in her thymus ...
If the pain feels tender or worsens when you press on the area, a chest injury or pulled muscle may be the cause. Chest pain can have many causes, including angina, heartburn, infections ...
Jack Constable, an 18-year-old student from Taunton was misdiagnosed with a 'pulled muscle' after seeing a ... tumour the size of a watermelon in his chest cavity. Ewing sarcoma is a rare type ...
But wait, what exactly are ‘pulled’ muscles? “A pulled muscle occurs when the muscle fibres have been torn,” explains Karen Gambardella, senior physiotherapist at BUPA Health Clinics.