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biceps tendinitis

biceps tendinitis

Inflammation of the long head of the biceps tendon, which is a common cause of shoulder pain.

Aetiology
Increased activity of biceps or shoulder, especially if repetitious (overuse syndromes); impingement; isolated injury. Secondary causes include compensation for rotator cuff disorders, labral tears and intra-articular pathology. Biceps tendinitis is particularly common in overhead athletes—e.g., baseball pitchers, swimmers, gymnasts, racquet sport enthusiasts, and rowing/kayak athletes.

Clinical findings
Aching shoulder pain aggravated by shoulder movement or resisted flexion of biceps muscle. Most patients have not had an acute traumatic event.

Management
RICE, NSAIDs.
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I was getting a little biceps tendinitis. Leaning over having it behind my back didn't feel good anymore.
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Shih-Wei Huang et al [9] studied a total of 336 shoulder pain patients with suspected biceps tendinitis, of which a total of 136 patients were classified with biceps tendinitis and 200 patients were classified as not having biceps tendinitis based on the diagnostic criteria.
He said he's had touches of biceps tendinitis in the past.
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Intrinsic causes include vascular changes and weakness of the tendon with fraying of the tendon to frank tears, inflammatory arthritis, calcification, biceps tendinitis and posterior capsular tightness.
The conditions causing shoulder pain (in order of frequency, as seen by primary care physicians) are subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), adhesive capsulitis, acute bursitis, calcific tendinitis, glenohumeral arthrosis, biceps tendinitis, and labral tear.
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