How should I treat biceps tendonitis?

The biceps muscle has two heads, simply named the long head and the short head. With biceps tendinitis, it’s usually the long head (which attaches to the top front of the shoulder) that gets injured. The long head tendon attaches to the shoulder joint capsule, and it is very near other important shoulder structures, such as your rotator cuff. read more

Even though tendons are tough, if you overuse them they can become sore and painful. This is called tendonitis (sometimes spelled “tendinitis”). Tendonitis can occur because of repetitive motion. read more

The biceps muscle extends the length of the upper arm and has two tendons that are susceptible to tendonitis, the proximal near the shoulder and the distal near the elbow. For the shoulder it is often overhead type maneuvers that need to be avoided. read more