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What can i do if my chest hurts when i cross my arms or lift them forward. what could it be?

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Muscular: Classic description of muscular pain. You have pectoralis muscles, intercostal muscles, and even a part of the latissimus dorsi muscle that attach to your chest wall and when these are sore, they hurt in the pattern you describe.

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Answered 9/24/2017

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