Latin, Biceps, two-headed muscle; Brachii, of the arm. Biceps Brachii operates over three joints. It has two tendinous heads at its origin and two tendinous insertions. Occasionally it has a third head, originating at the insertion of coracobrachialis. The short head forms part of the lateral wall of the axilla, along with coracobrachialis and the humerus. Basic functional movement examples: Picking up an object. Bringing food to mouth. Indications that somethings wrong: Anterior shoulder pain with decreased arm extension. Biceps tendonitis. Reduced extension of arms. Reduced Apley’s scratch test manoeuvre. Frozen shoulder syndrome. Referred Pain Patterns: Localized pain with intense ellipse superficially located over the long head tendon. Referred pain into anterior cubital fossa. Also consider: Subscapularis. Infraspinatus. Brachialis. Supinator. Upper trapezius. Coracobrachialis. Triceps brachii. Advice to Patient: Exercise antagonists (Triceps Brachii). Reduce load on Biceps Brachii when carrying with a bent arm. Sleeping position. Work posture. If you have pain that corresponds to the shaded (red) areas in the images below, search for a manual therapist: triggerpointcentral/search
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