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 ...

Biceps tendonitis is generally a chronic injury, where the tendon sheath has become inflamed over a long period of use. As a result, the most important treatment for biceps tendonitis is rest to allow ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...