Discussion Biceps tendinitis

[BigBoy308]

I haven’t been checked by a MD, but I’m pretty certain I’m dealing with biceps tendinitis. I’ll see my ortho soon.

I’ve got some serious pain going on in the crooks of both elbows. I’m also noticing that during curling, particularly standing barbell (free or cable), I get sharp pain up at the top of my biceps, into the shoulder.

I have some bursitis in my left shoulder, and I have to be really strict with any pressing (chest or overhead) or it bothers my shoulders. So I attributed the shoulder pain to this.

I’ve ignored it long enough and I’m having to take a break from lifting to try and reign in the pain. My right arm is just about unusable without a lot of pain.

In another thread, @Neuro suggested dry needling, which I’ll look into.

My orthopedic group that I use has their own onsite PT and they’re excellent and have helped me correct problems with my shoulders, lower back and spine, neck, and hips.

Anyone have experience with this? The weather around here is going to prevent me from seeing the doctor right away and then I’m traveling for work for the next couple weeks.

Should I ice it? Heat it? Massage it? Roll it? Just stop using it as much as possible? Wear elbow sleeves/compression? Flossing?

I’ve already stopped jerking off 8x/day and doing so many 12oz curls at breakfast, so I’m just trying to get the recovery going in the right direction.

I’m at week 6-7 of my cycle, so I’m bummed about having to take a break from lifting. But I’m even less interested in a real injury. Work and providing for the people that rely on me takes precedence over everything else.

 

[Neuro]

’ve already stopped jerking off 8x/day and doing so many 12oz curls at breakfast, so I’m just trying to get the recovery going in the right direction.

this is the best shit I’ve read in awhile.

I always wear an elbow sleeve on my shitty elbow.

I’m not knowledgeable enough to give you much direction for at home work. I know I use a lacrosse ball on my forearms and it’s helped my elbows quite a bit.

 

[Poppy]

I haven’t been checked by a MD, but I’m pretty certain I’m dealing with biceps tendinitis. I’ll see my ortho soon.

I’ve got some serious pain going on in the crooks of both elbows. I’m also noticing that during curling, particularly standing barbell (free or cable), I get sharp pain up at the top of my biceps, into the shoulder.

I have some bursitis in my left shoulder, and I have to be really strict with any pressing (chest or overhead) or it bothers my shoulders. So I attributed the shoulder pain to this.

I’ve ignored it long enough and I’m having to take a break from lifting to try and reign in the pain. My right arm is just about unusable without a lot of pain.

In another thread, @Neuro suggested dry needling, which I’ll look into.

My orthopedic group that I use has their own onsite PT and they’re excellent and have helped me correct problems with my shoulders, lower back and spine, neck, and hips.

Anyone have experience with this? The weather around here is going to prevent me from seeing the doctor right away and then I’m traveling for work for the next couple weeks.

Should I ice it? Heat it? Massage it? Roll it? Just stop using it as much as possible? Wear elbow sleeves/compression? Flossing?

I’ve already stopped jerking off 8x/day and doing so many 12oz curls at breakfast, so I’m just trying to get the recovery going in the right direction.

I’m at week 6-7 of my cycle, so I’m bummed about having to take a break from lifting. But I’m even less interested in a real injury. Work and providing for the people that rely on me takes precedence over everything else.

YES to all of the above!

For me: rarely do I do any movements without elbow/knee sleeves. On days where the joints are extra angry… ice/hot then sleeves. I’ve got a collection of different kinds of sleeves in various states of repair.

Lacrosse ball or baseball rolling somewhere between often and occasionally.

Flossing on both elbows and hands/wrists/knees. The flossing (for me) seems to work weird. I will floss whatever is giving me trouble for a week straight, twice in 10 minutes while I’m watching tv in the evening. Then it is “fixed”… no more problems for a long time.

I’ve also got a finger grip thingy @JLee suggested I get for my arthritis and forearm problems. It’s for guitarists…each digit manipulates separately. Worked perfectly.

Another biggy for me is mitigating or eliminating the eccentric portion of movements as much as possible. Bench press off of pins is an example. Best my shoulders have felt in decades. I’ve also lightened up many “bodybuilding” movements and shoot for hypertrophy reps 10-14 or so.

More to come.

 

[Poppy]

I haven’t been checked by a MD, but I’m pretty certain I’m dealing with biceps tendinitis. I’ll see my ortho soon.

I’ve got some serious pain going on in the crooks of both elbows. I’m also noticing that during curling, particularly standing barbell (free or cable), I get sharp pain up at the top of my biceps, into the shoulder.

I have some bursitis in my left shoulder, and I have to be really strict with any pressing (chest or overhead) or it bothers my shoulders. So I attributed the shoulder pain to this.

I’ve ignored it long enough and I’m having to take a break from lifting to try and reign in the pain. My right arm is just about unusable without a lot of pain.

In another thread, @Neuro suggested dry needling, which I’ll look into.

My orthopedic group that I use has their own onsite PT and they’re excellent and have helped me correct problems with my shoulders, lower back and spine, neck, and hips.

Anyone have experience with this? The weather around here is going to prevent me from seeing the doctor right away and then I’m traveling for work for the next couple weeks.

Should I ice it? Heat it? Massage it? Roll it? Just stop using it as much as possible? Wear elbow sleeves/compression? Flossing?

I’ve already stopped jerking off 8x/day and doing so many 12oz curls at breakfast, so I’m just trying to get the recovery going in the right direction.

I’m at week 6-7 of my cycle, so I’m bummed about having to take a break from lifting. But I’m even less interested in a real injury. Work and providing for the people that rely on me takes precedence over everything else.

I also use a massage gun. Almost nightly during tv time. 5-10 minutes on biceps (missing my right bicep, tore off), traps, pecs, shoulders, forearms, lower back/glutes/ hamstrings. Etc etc. everything I can reach. I just took this pic. This stuff is on my table next to “my chair” in the family room. Massager/floss/grip finger thing.