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I want to know what is the difference between a pectoral muscle pull and a tear?
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Both are strains of: Pect ms. The tear is generally associated with its tendon part, ie being torn, while the pull refers to the muscular part of it. Each muscle has a body (the fleshy part, muscular part) and a tendinous part, which attaches to a bone.
Answered 5/13/2013
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