DR HQ: Anatomy 101— Bicipital Tendinitis
Jul 10 2013
Bicipital Tendinitis is the medical name for biceps tendinitis. The biceps is a muscle in the upper front of the arm. In this edition of Dr. HQ, we’ll focus on the tendon up near the shoulder called the proximal biceps tendon. The distal (meaning away from the body) biceps tendon is down near the upper elbow. While an injury to that area can also be serious, we’ll focus on proximal biceps today.
In the graphic below you can see the biceps muscle in the upper arm. The biceps muscle connects two areas of tendons that connect to the bone in the shoulder region. The short head of the biceps tendon connects to coracoid process. The area we are focusing on is the long head of the biceps that helps connect the biceps muscle to the top of the...
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