Bicep Injury

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Originally posted by jastern05:
Just recently I noticed a sharp pain at the bottom of my bicep where it meets my forearm. It feels like a deep pain, and doesn't seem to be getting any better. It also seems to be affecting the rest of my bicep. My elbow and shoulder do not hurt, just the bicep. I play everyday, and I haven't been doing anything out of the norm, is it a strain, or could it be tendinitis? Thanks.

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JA, I'm not a doc, but my son (15yo) had this problem as a result of weight lifting. After a week or so, the pain didn't go away with rest and ibuprofen so he went to a sports medicine doc. The doc did some testing and determined that he had a sprained bicep tendon but doubted that there was a tear. He prescribed rest and some Vioxx. The pain went away after tow or three days. Interestingly, the doc said that the bicep wasn't a primary muscle used for pitching.

I had the same problem. All I did was take Ibuprofin and ice extra where I was feeling pain.

Overhand throwing subjects the elbow to forces of tension, compression, shear, and torsion (figure 1). The acceleration phase of pitching or throwing hard with a flexed elbow places a valgus stress on the medial ligamentous support structures and the ulnar nerve and compresses the lateral osseous anatomy. Posteriorly, valgus torque causes the medial part of the olecranon to impinge against the medial olecranon fossa. Anteriorly, the distal bicipital tendon stretches eccentrically when the forearm extends after ball release.

RIPKINFAN, so what are u really saying
lol. That mechanically something is wrong with a kids motion if he is experiencing this? I'm not being sarcastic, my son has has problems with a sore bicep. Is what yyou said laymans terms (shortarming the ball)?

just responding to royhobbs about his doctors comment on the use of the bicep while pitching and when it comes into play!

DWILL... i am not a doctor! but through experience i might be able to shed a little light if it pertains to experience i've had. how old is your son? where exactly does he have pain if he puts his fingertip on it? close to the elbow joint? where the muscle attaches to the joint!

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Overhand throwing subjects the elbow to forces of tension, compression, shear, and torsion (figure 1). The acceleration phase of pitching or throwing hard with a flexed elbow places a valgus stress on the medial ligamentous support structures and the ulnar nerve and compresses the lateral osseous anatomy. Posteriorly, valgus torque causes the medial part of the olecranon to impinge against the medial olecranon fossa. Anteriorly, the distal bicipital tendon stretches eccentrically when the forearm extends after ball release.

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Ok, I have it memorized

He always points to his bicep area, no specific place. Oh and he just turned 15 in May. Throws at around 78 to 80. He is 6'3 225. It could be the area you describe though. What is he doing to strain it if so.

you have to be able to isolate the source of the pain first. do you know how to locate inflamation? you basically press with your finger feeling for a ball of inflamation kind of like a tumor. typically it would be in the connective tissue not the main body of the muscle unless there was a tear. typically your first pain is going to be tendonitis. for the biceps this is where the muscle connects to the shoulder joint try feeling there. if you havent been to a doctor you really should go. you and him will get a great anatomy lesson from a good orthopedic. do not go to a md and settle for thier diagnosis, an orthopedic with throwing injurie experience is your best bet but typically you'll have to get xrays from your md and a referal first!