Muscle Disorders—Chest Injuries and Disorders

The chest is the part of the body between your neck and your abdomen. It includes the ribs and breastbone. Inside your chest are several organs, including the heart, lungs, and esophagus. The pleura, a large thin sheet of tissue, lines the inside of the chest cavity.

Chest injuries and disorders include

• Heart diseases
• Lung diseases and collapsed lung
• Pleural disorders
• Esophagus disorders
• Broken ribs
• Thoracic aortic aneurysms
• Disorders of the mediastinum, the space between the lungs, breastbone, and spine

• Chest tube insertion (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Costochondritis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Mediastinal tumor (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Pectus excavatum (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Rib fracture – aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)

Also called: Myopathy

Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.

Causes of muscle disorders include

• Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis
• A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy
• Some cancers
• Inflammation, such as myositis
• Diseases of nerves that affect muscles
• Infections
• Certain medicines

Sometimes the cause is not known.

• Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Compartment syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Contracture deformity (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Creatine phosphokinase test (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Electromyography (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eyelid twitch (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Hypotonia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle aches (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle atrophy (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle function loss (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle twitching (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Rhabdomyolysis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Weakness (Medical Encyclopedia)