Muscle strain physiotherapy

Strain is related to muscular overload, where the muscle fibers that make up the muscle must stretch beyond their normal elasticity. This usually happens when the strain is too great and in sports where rapid changes of direction are required, such as sprinting, soccer or tennis. Those affected usually notice the strain by a shooting … Muscle strain physiotherapy

The upper arm

General information The upper arm consists of an upper arm bone (humerus) and several joint connections to both the shoulder (shoulder joint) and the bones of the forearm (elbow joint). The upper arm also has numerous Muscles, Nerves Vessels The upper arm bone (humerus) The humerus is a long tubular bone, which is divided into … The upper arm

Nerves | The upper arm

Nerves On the upper arm some nerves run from the brachial plexus. The musculocutaneous nerve originates from the lateral part of the plexus and supplies the motor nerve. The radial nerve runs together with the brachial artery and wraps around the humerus. The radial nerve innervates the forearm and splits into different branches and then … Nerves | The upper arm

Surgical treatment | Inflammation of the biceps tendon

Surgical treatment If the conservative therapy does not work, the inflammation is called refractory to therapy and the biceps tendon has to be operated. In this case a so-called endoscopic operation is performed. For the endoscopy, only several very small incisions have to be made, through which the endoscopes are inserted into the arm. Endoscopes … Surgical treatment | Inflammation of the biceps tendon