A 70-year-old man presented to our clinic with suddenonset pain and abnormal bulging in his right upper arm. He was a farmer, and reported engaging in strenuous overhead activity, but did not remember ...

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 ...

A tendon is the fibrous tissue that attaches muscle to bone in the human body. The forces applied to a tendon may be more than 5 times your body weight. In some rare instances, tendons can snap or ...

A biceps tendon rupture is when you tear one of the strong bands of tissue that connect your upper arm muscle to your shoulder or elbow. This injury can cause sudden pain and make it harder to bend or ...

A biceps tendon tear occurs when the tendon completely or partially severs from the bone. When the tear occurs at the shoulder, a person may experience pain and lose some strength in their arm. Also ...

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 ...

Your bicep is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. It helps you bend your elbow and twist your forearm. Three tendons attach your bicep to bone: The long head tendon attaches your bicep to the ...

Biceps tendinitis occurs when there’s inflammation of the biceps tendon. This tendon stretches along your biceps muscle from your elbow up to your shoulder. Repetitive motions, particularly from ...