Muscle Strain Recovery: Abdominal, Calf & Neck Strain Care

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Physiotherapist doing thorax manipulation on woman.

Treatment for a Strained Chest Muscle

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Miguel Cavazos

The pectoralis major is the large muscle that forms the front of your chest. You may strain this chest muscle while performing chest weightlifting exercises such as the bench press. Pain from a strained chest muscle may develop gradually or suddenly at the front of your arm or shoulder.