What is a torn biceps and what are the tips to handle this kind of injury?”
Tearing of bicep muscles can be extremely painful. Recovery takes a very long time even if handled professionally by doctors. This article explains what a torn bicep is and what steps are necessary to recover as completely as possible from this serious muscle injury. Often tearing of a bicep involves as well the tearing or detachment of a tendon. There are varying degrees of muscle tears. They range from minute micro muscle tears to complete separations of the bicep muscle. Depending on the normal work load of the injured person a small tear may be able to recover without surgery. Most medium to severe muscle tears or detachments require surgery to repair them. After surgery prosthesis is used to immobilize the arm or severely restrict movement within a specific movement range. This normally takes at least 2 months.
