Tore my bicep today

CH3NO2

CH3NO2

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I was sparring a guy today and I hit him with a right cross to the body and as soon as I hit him it popped. It was a really good punch to the body and nearly dropped him. So there is a bit of deformity distally on the inside of the arm by the elbow. The tendon is still attached and the tear is muscle only. I have full range of motion and there is very little to zero pain. There is no bruising as of right now. We'll see in the morning.

My neighbor is a physical therapist and he says just rest ice and use a tens unit on the arm while I ice it and I should heal without the need of surgery in about 4-6 weeks. I have a follow up with the Dr on the 21st of May. Sucks to be out of commission like this.
 
Damn man I hate to hear that. At least it's not painful (yet) that's surprising on its own. Hopefully you won't need surgery though. It is crazy how some things need surgery and others can heal naturally. The tendon on my finger should heal on its own according to the doc, ironically, my appointment is the same day as yours so maybe we'll both get good news
 
Put some Igf magic on that bicep, igf will make your bicep grow another bicep on top of it, you'll be fucking fat bitches before you know it, ummm ummm muthafucker. Sorry I took too much caffeine way to early.
 
Thanks guys. This morning its tender. I have taped it with KT tape for extra support. I have two small red bands and a very small bruise. I'm surprised my entire arm is not purple. Hoping I'm lucky enough to battle through this.
 
I think if you had torn you tendons- which I have, you arm would have been completely purple.
I would look to surgery as a last resort.
 
I have full movement so I know its not a complete tear. I have a small amount more of bruising this afternoon I know there is tendon damage but the majority of the tear is muscle. My neighbor is an awesome physical therapist and he gave me a Tens Unit so I can rehab with electronic stimulation. He said to ice it and use the Estim Unit on it and it should heal good.

I'm just surprised it tore the way it did. I alway figured it be lifting. Not sparring like I was. Just a freak injury. I guess it could have been worse.
 
Good to hear brother, at least you have someone to help you out with it. Tens units are miracle workers though, I love mine for muscle spasms and just minor aches and pains
 
Man hate to hear it I've been dealing with something similar but it happened while deer hunting this past season. I fell out of my treestand but grabbed the front bar as I went over and I felt a pop as my body snapped around. I've just been taking it easy to this point I had heavy bruising on the inside toward the elbow that leaked into the forearm area as well. I think mine was more tendon because the inner head pulled back some and I have a larger gap between the forearm and biecep on that arm. I've been taking it easy for months now but I'm about to put it to the test.
 
Sorry to hear this Bro! Just make sure it's not detached. I tore the distal end off 2 years ago. I had little bruising and very little pain. I had to have it re-attached. My Doc, who is a friend and very skilled, said if it's fully detached you need to get the surgery ASAP. Longer you wait, the more chance of not recovering full strength and ROM. Good luck!
 
It may just be cosmetic as it isn't too bad (definately noticeable) I'm happy I had my bicep fixed, but I would've been better off not letting them try to reattach it. There are more things to consider in your situation that we will discuss later


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gojumac said:
Sorry to hear this Bro! Just make sure it's not detached. I tore the distal end off 2 years ago. I had little bruising and very little pain. I had to have it re-attached. My Doc, who is a friend and very skilled, said if it's fully detached you need to get the surgery ASAP. Longer you wait, the more chance of not recovering full strength and ROM. Good luck!
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Thanks... I have full range of motion as of right now. I went to my friends physical therapy clinic this afternoon and got reexamined and he does not think the tendon let lose. I'm going to continue to baby it and use the Tens Unit multiple times a day. I trust my friends medical opinion. If its only cosmetic and I can bounce back without surgery thats the route I want to take. I CANNOT have surgery right now because of my job situation. I just cannot afford to not be working. No matter what I'm going to push forward right now.
 
you should be good to go than bro. Muscle tearing is probably the best thing to happen by far (as far as anything tearing goes). My tricep was killing my from grappling, I think I put all my weight plus the huge mf's that I was grappling, and it hurt until we did armbar drills a week later, and I actually thing the hyper extension of my bicep helped the tricep (as weird as that sounds) They both hurt and the next morning everything felt great. I ced it, took muscle relaxer and a prescribed nsaid the night it happened, plus a 10iu shot of gh so that all didnt hurt either ;)
 
Man I wish I could afford to do come gh to help the healing. My neighbor said I should be on the way to healing in about a month. He has me starting tomorrow doing wrist curls with the elbow stationary with a 12 ounce soup can. He said in about 4 weeks I can curl a couple pound dumb bell.
 
CH3NO2 said:
Man I wish I could afford to do come gh to help the healing. My neighbor said I should be on the way to healing in about a month. He has me starting tomorrow doing wrist curls with the elbow stationary with a 12 ounce soup can. He said in about 4 weeks I can curl a couple pound dumb bell.
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Sorry this happened to you bro. Just try your best to not do too much, or anything too quickly, even dumb shit that you think is no big deal (like opening a refrigerator door with that arm) Good luck with the recovery man. Just remember is you rush it, you may make the recovery take much longer.
 
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