September 29, 2009 — Best practices for diagnosing and treating biceps tendinitis and tendinosis in the family practice setting are reviewed in the September 1 issue of American Family Physician.

A bicep bulge is an injury that typically results from a tendon tear and is sometimes referred to as a “Popeye deformity.” When one of the tendons attached to the bicep muscle is torn, it causes the ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A new arthroscopic tendon transfer technique effectively relieves the pain and symptoms related to both chronic and refractory biceps tendonitis, a new study shows. Nikhil Verma, MD, ...

You may have bicep pain from strains, tendonitis, shoulder injuries, and bruising. Icing the affected area for 15-20 minutes several times daily can decrease swelling and numb the pain. Talk to a ...

Biceps tendon disorders, particularly involving the long head of the biceps (LHB), present a significant clinical challenge due to their role in shoulder stability and their frequent association with ...

Biceps tenodesis is a treatment for chronic long head of the bicep tendon pain due to a variety of causes. This type of surgical repair can either be a stand-alone procedure or part of a larger ...

Background: The superiority of tenotomy vs. tenodesis for surgery on lesions of the long head of the biceps brachii tendon is still under debate. Indeed, high-quality evidence is lacking, mainly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Investigators of this study found preoperative CT and MRI were effective in the identification of disorders ...

Introduction Shoulder pain remains one of the most common complaints in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population. Several studies suggest that approximately 30–70% of people with SCI in the USA suffer ...

Question: My friend told me he had surgery up north and his surgeon intentionally cut his biceps. Is he crazy or does this actually happen? Answer: The biceps muscle starts as two separate tendons ...

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Keele University School of Medicine, Stoke on Trent, UK Correspondence to Professor N Maffuli, Department of ...