Biceps Tendon as a Pain Mediator-Tenotomy versus Tenodesis

posted 9/12/11 in Biceps (long head) Tendon

When the biceps tendon is torn, degenerative, thickened, frayed or merely inflammed, pain can occur in the front of the shoulder. This finding--Biceps Tendonopathy--for lack of a better term, is the single easiest cause of shoulder pain to cure. There are 2 schools of thought regarding treatment--but when the...