Chest pain can be disconcerting, but it’s important to remember that not all discomfort signals a serious health condition like a heart attack. In fact, the culprit behind the pain in your chest may ...

As a runner, you’ve probably dealt with your fair share of aches and pains over the miles. A little twinge might pop up in your hip one day, while your knee feels funky the next. When you experience ...

Like other parts of your body, your muscles change over the years. “As you age, your muscle fibers become less dense, which makes them less flexible and more prone to injury,” says Elizabeth Gardner, ...

You felt that sudden, sharp twinge while lunging for a tennis ball, sprinting on the track, or maybe just taking an awkward step off the curb. Now, weeks later, that nagging pain in your inner thigh ...

At one point or another, we’ve all experienced the unexpected, intense pain of a muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, also known as muscle spasms or charley horses, are the involuntary contraction of muscle ...

Rhomboid muscle pain occurs between the shoulder blades and spine. It may feel like tenderness around the shoulder blade. Risk factors for rhomboid muscle pain include injury and general overuse. The ...

8 miles in to my 16 mile run a slight burning around my knee turned in to a stabbing pain, that had me sitting on the sidewalk gulping back tears. This was in the age before you took your cell phone ...

Pain in the triceps most often occurs due to triceps tendonitis. Other possible causes include triceps tears and snapping triceps syndrome. Treatments can depend on the cause. The triceps muscle is ...

Dealing with soreness or achiness? A little dab of the right product can help. Of course, even the best muscle pain relief cream will only provide a temporary respite, but it can be super helpful when ...

There are different types of neck pain that can affect your muscles, nerves, or other nearby tissues. Each has different causes and different treatments that might be effective. Neck pain may result ...

Whether you've been diagnosed with arthritis or you're an athlete who frequently pushes your physical limits, muscle pain is just that — a pain. It can inhibit a person's ability to recover and relax, ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Like other parts of your body, your muscles change over the years. “As you age, your muscle fibers become less dense, ...