Originally posted by Coach Chris:
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Upper back muscles and forearms/elbows are closely related.
Well...
Yes, the Long Head Of The Biceps Tendon does insert into the upper arm.
Chris please stop with the anatomy observations, your wrong again. Although the longhead of the biceps tendon does have a connection close to the upper arm unfortunatly being close is not good enough, two actually its insertion point is in the radias bone of the forearm. It originates from the supragleniod tubercle of the scapula. It also has a superior/posterior connection to the glenoid labrum. It does course over the head of the humerus on its way to its insertion point. at least you were close huh!
However, the muscles of the upper back are used to decelerate the arm. Elbow injuries occur while the arm is accelerating, not while it is decelerating.
