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A member asked:
Pec muscle has lost strenth and size...its really soft...what could it b?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Few possibilities: Did you have a trauma and injure the pec? The tendon may have ruptured. Otherwise, you may have a nerve injury or compression which has caused atrophy or wasting in the muscle.
Answered 1/27/2017
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