Institute for Sports Medicine Frankfurt Main

Shoulder tendon damage / tear of the Musculus biceps brachii

1. Risk kinds of sport:

Gymnastics, tennis, squash, weightlifting

2. Anatomy:

Two-articulated muscle at the front of the upper arm, pulls over shoulder- and elbow joint

3. Function:

Arm-lift (in front and sideways) and elbow diffraction

4. Injury mechanism:

- Overload
- Lifting heavy articles
- Fall on to the side or to the rear stretched arm
- uncontrolled interception of weights (e.g. assistance)

5. Symptoms:

- Pain with lifting the arm forward and force reduction
- Pain and force reduction during strong lower arm diffraction

6. Fist measures:

- Immobilizing
- Cooling concerned the range (with it do not put the ice directly on the skin)

7. Diagnostics:

- Clinical investigation by the physician
- Sonography

8. Therapy: (Caution, frequently lengthily!!!)

a) Conservative therapy (usually)
- Antiphlogistika
- Injections
- Physiotherapie
b) Operational therapy
- only rarely with longing or muscle tears in the achievement sport

9. Physiotherapy / rehablitation:

- Cryotherapy
- Electrical therapy
- Lymphdrainage
- Patient gymnastic, training therapy, ISO kinetics

10. Prevention:

- purposeful sufficient warming of the musculature up
- sufficiently liquid supply
- sufficient stretching after training
- Technique training

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