both pec minors suddenly sore

[756]

HI,

last week a man came to me in part b/c 2-3 months ago, both his pec minors started to hurt. He's 60. He'd more identified the soreness as being at the coracoid process, but on palpation the whole pec minor was very sore, though no neighboring muscles. He was concerned that it was gout, though it's not a joint...

I'm wondering if this could just be a response to posture, or to some act he doesn't remember of heavy lifting, or if something else (an organ?) is sending referred pain to the pec minors. Does anyone have any ideas?

Fyi: he lifts weights and his work involves intense lifting. He claims to get only very rarely if ever hurt. He has severe posture issues (having less to do with his work than just bad posture) but, on the other hand, enormous upper body strength.

p.s. I had a memory of posting this before, but don't see it anywhere, so I think hallucinated! but sorry if it's a repeat!
Thank you!

 

[rona]

p.s.

I did encourage an MD, I think he's stalling on that front out of fear. Could it be linked to a corresponding compressed nerve (at C8/T1, according to this lovely chart: http://www.msu.edu/user/vosskurt/Miscellaneous%20pages/musbrnch.htm)?

 

[wakeuphappy]

Between bad posture and imbalanced strength training, it does make sense he would be in this pain. The pecs should be stretched several times a day, and he needs to work on strengthening his lats, rhomboids, etc. to rebalance his body. Strengthening the back helps relax the chest.

 

[Angelina]

both pec minors suddenly sore

Fyi: he lifts weights and his work involves intense lifting.

I have a client who does intense body building and he has chronic pain to both of his pec minors. I think it's pretty common with body builders. I do a combination of stretching, MFR and NMT and it seems to really help. I think I have him convinced on the importance of stretching.

The pecs should be stretched several times a day, and he needs to work on strengthening his lats, rhomboids, etc. to rebalance his body. Strengthening the back helps relax the chest.

I agree and this would be my recommendation as well.

Angie

 

[chris m]

thanks, you rock

Thank you, that's realllly helpful. It's interesting, my own therapist said today that the muscle will be relieved most by working the spot directly behind it on the back, at the edge of the subscapularis.