Bicep tendonitis develops when a tendon in the biceps muscle swells and becomes inflamed. It usually occurs with other problems with the shoulder, such as dislocation, impingement, or arthritis. A ...

Tendons are pieces of connective tissue that bind your muscles to bones. Like any part of the body, injury or overuse can lead to pain or inflammation in your tendons. This condition is called ...

While desperately manteling a highball 10 years back (I am now 46), I felt my shoulder shift and heard alarming noises. Although I recovered, my shoulder has recently become painful. I had an MRI and ...

Bicep tendonitis is usually caused by overloading and overusing the biceps tendon. The primary function of your biceps is elbow flexion and turning your palm up. Biceps tendonitis symptoms can include ...

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 ...

When a tendon in your biceps muscle tears, the muscle can bunch up and form a large, painful ball on your upper arm. This bulge is called a Popeye deformity or Popeye sign. It’s named after the ...

The bicep is a muscle on the front of the upper arm. Tendons attach the bicep to the bones in the arm and help it function. A bicep tear refers to tendon damage, which can cause pain and affect ...

Introduction The biceps brachii muscle is the primary forearm supinator and a secondary elbow flexor. The pathophysiology of distal tendon ruptures is still unclear. Patients with chronic rupture ...

Introduction Three percent of all biceps tendon ruptures occur at the distal aspect, the rupture typically occuring in middle aged males after an eccentric extension load is applied to the elbow.

Distal bicep tendon tears are devastating for athletes. I faced surgery, rapid bodyweight loss, and months of struggle. Here’s what I learned through the process. Kansas mayor hit with criminal ...

Spontaneous ruptures of the distal biceps tendon may be a marker of wild-type transthyretin (TTR) cardiac amyloidosis, a single-center study found, potentially giving physicians an easy way to ...