On a night when the Nationals extended their win streak to three games with a 5-1 win over the Mariners, utility outfielder Chris Heisey confirmed that he has ruptured his right biceps tendon and ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is only indicated if a partial tear is suspected or cannot be ruled out. Otherwise, complete distal biceps tendon ruptures should be treated with surgical repair.

Diagnosis of proximal biceps tendon rupture is clinical and supported by a history of shoulder overuse, chronic tendinitis or rotator cuff disease. After conservative management, if pain and deformity ...

The distal biceps tendon can tear, preventing the transmission of forces from the muscle to the forearm bones. While it can happen from repetitive injury in athletes, it more commonly results from ...

Recently published data indicated for the detection of full-thickness tears of the biceps tendon, the noncontrasted MRI had low sensitivity and high specificity and for the instability diagnosis ...

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 ...

Who Needs a Biceps Tenodesis? Middle-aged people experience a higher rate of tendonitis and rotator cuff injuries, which often lead to a rupture of the biceps tendon.

Judon is being evaluated for a biceps injury and will have an MRI to determine the severity, but he's expected to miss time under any scenario, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Judon exited in ...

Treatment initially consists of physical therapy, activity modification, ice and sometimes a steroid injection around the inflamed tendon. If these measures fail to provide long term relief, then an ...

Lower biceps pain has a variety of causes, including biceps tendonitis. We look at the potential causes of lower biceps pain and the possible treatments.