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Is it rotator cuff tendonitis or bicep tendonitis

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 7:07pm — Sean M.

I have some soreness and tenderness in the front of the shoulders and I've recently noticed that the bicep is very sore and tender especially on the left side right above the belly of the muscle in the armpit area. This has been a chronic off and on issue for a while.

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Wed, 02/03/2010 - 11:40pm — DrSquat
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Sean, it's called biceps

Sean, it's called biceps tendinitis. The long head of the biceps is being taxed to a chronic level, and you need to ice it 4-5 times daily (or more if time permits) and rest it. My experience tells me that it comes from poor bench press technique, and/or poor bench construction (see my article on the sport bench in the equipment section of this site).

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 6:29pm — Sean M.

Hey doc thanks for the

Hey doc thanks for the reply. So will the biceps tendonitis cause a lot of other shoulder issues as well? like some impingement maybe?