What to do if you strain your biceps

In our daily life, we often strain our biceps without paying attention, which will cause great inconvenience to our movements, and if not treated in time, it may cause us great harm. Therefore, we need timely treatment for biceps strain. Let’s take a look at how to deal with biceps strain.

Generally, manual treatment can be used. The patient sits down and the doctor stands on the side. First, use the thumb to apply static pressure on the intertubercular groove for 1 minute, and then pluck, knead, push and press the long head of the biceps tendon from light to heavy for 10 minutes, once a day. In the acute phase, treatments such as local pain point blockade, physical therapy, and Chinese medicine hot compress and external washing can be used. With Chinese medicine, the patient can recover and return to normal in about 25 days.

Avoid eating rooster, beef and ginger in your diet, and use western medicine with caution. Excessive activities are not recommended.

Ice compress: If the joint feels hot to the touch, you can use ice compress. Alternate between 10 minutes of ice application and 10 minutes of rest. Do not apply heat as long as the joint is still warm.

Alternate between hot and cold. If the acute swelling and pain subsides and the heat has disappeared, you can use alternating ice and hot compresses to treat it, that is, ice compress for 10 minutes and then hot compress for 10 minutes, and repeat this process.

After a muscle strain, you should exercise according to your ability, generally without feeling pain in the injured area. Pay attention to strengthening the strength and flexibility exercises of the muscles in vulnerable areas so that the strength of the flexors and extensors can reach a relative balance. This is an effective measure to prevent muscle strain.

Acupuncture therapy can achieve significant results for patients with mild muscle strains and muscle spasms. Different acupuncture intensities and frequencies can enable the injured or spasmodic muscles to relax and contract at different rhythms and intensities within an appropriate range, thus helping to restore muscle elasticity. For patients with partial muscle fiber rupture, cold compresses and pressure bandages should be used in the early stage, and the affected limb should be placed in a position to relax the injured muscles to relieve pain. Massage should be started after 48 hours with gentle techniques. For patients suspected of complete muscle or tendon rupture, local pressure bandages should be applied, the affected limb should be fixed, and the patient should be sent to the hospital immediately for diagnosis and, if necessary, surgical treatment should be performed.

The above is about how to deal with biceps strain. We need to be more careful when dealing with it, but if the strain is serious, we need to go to the hospital for treatment immediately.