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Screwball
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Gen
, sorry to hear that man. I'm no expert but I would think if the biceps tendon is detached from the bone then you should have surgery to repair the damage. As far as I know, the operation isn't extremely difficult and a full recovery with no residual loss is perfectly normal. Anyone else with more knowledge?
, sorry to hear that man. I'm no expert but I would think if the biceps tendon is detached from the bone then you should have surgery to repair the damage. As far as I know, the operation isn't extremely difficult and a full recovery with no residual loss is perfectly normal. Anyone else with more knowledge?IrishPower
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If you want to continue competing, you will need this repaired. It has been awhile, but one of my best friends had to have his repaired. As I recall, there are at least two methods of re-attachment.
One is distinctly better than the other for maintaining strength. If you are interested, I can ask my friend for the details. You should interview your ortho carefully and make sure that he is up on the latest methods! If he isn't, find one that is!
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One is distinctly better than the other for maintaining strength. If you are interested, I can ask my friend for the details. You should interview your ortho carefully and make sure that he is up on the latest methods! If he isn't, find one that is!
/irish
Thanks for the advice guys.
Had an MRI this morning. My doctor was correct. The tendon is
off the bone and about half way up my arm.
My doctor is the hand specialist for the Colorado Rockies. He also
is a pretty good athlete.
My doctor blew his left biceps tendon off about seven years
back. He did not have it repaired. He has full range of motion
and some good strength in the arm.
He told me that I will only have problems when I try to curl
heavy weight. I do not care about heavy curls. He also said
that in the bench I might have a small imbalance when lowering
the weight while doing a pec style bench. He also said that I
should have no trouble doing the DL.
What really made me think was that he said that if I keep doing
the DL after the surgery, I might blow it off again. I sure as hell
do not want to go through this again.
Arioch, Irish and Screwball, after talking to my doctor I was
leaning away from surgery. After reading your comments, I am
now starting to sway back in the surgery direction.
I will be returning to the doctor next week and will make my
choice then.
Again, thanks for the advice.
Had an MRI this morning. My doctor was correct. The tendon is
off the bone and about half way up my arm.
My doctor is the hand specialist for the Colorado Rockies. He also
is a pretty good athlete.
My doctor blew his left biceps tendon off about seven years
back. He did not have it repaired. He has full range of motion
and some good strength in the arm.
He told me that I will only have problems when I try to curl
heavy weight. I do not care about heavy curls. He also said
that in the bench I might have a small imbalance when lowering
the weight while doing a pec style bench. He also said that I
should have no trouble doing the DL.
What really made me think was that he said that if I keep doing
the DL after the surgery, I might blow it off again. I sure as hell
do not want to go through this again.
Arioch, Irish and Screwball, after talking to my doctor I was
leaning away from surgery. After reading your comments, I am
now starting to sway back in the surgery direction.
I will be returning to the doctor next week and will make my
choice then.
Again, thanks for the advice.
IrishPower
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gene_o,
i am suspicious that the doctor would encourage no surgery. i mean, you were given that tendon for a reason
if it wasn't involved in the deadlift, why did it rip off while deadlifting? keep in mind that i have no factual basis for these statements. i am just trying to use common sense.
let me call my friend tonight and figure out what procedure he had done and what the pros and cons of it were. i will get back to you.
good luck.
/irish
i am suspicious that the doctor would encourage no surgery. i mean, you were given that tendon for a reason
if it wasn't involved in the deadlift, why did it rip off while deadlifting? keep in mind that i have no factual basis for these statements. i am just trying to use common sense. let me call my friend tonight and figure out what procedure he had done and what the pros and cons of it were. i will get back to you.
good luck.
/irish
Screwball
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I agree with IrishPower. That tendon is there for a reason and I think you should try to get it back to where it was. I've heard that many people have recovered from the surgery and continued to lift heavy, far surpassing their previous PR's. You may have to change your grip to an overhand, hook grip but that is a simple technique change. I think you should have the surgery. Good luck!
IrishPower
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ok...
I spoke with my friend. He told me that his ortho told him that most doctors only do one type of repair nowadays. It involves looping the tendon around and back through and reattaching it to the original insertion point.
The old techinique involved screwing it into an easier place to get to, but studies found the quality and strength of the repair was not as sound.
My friend also told me that an ortho was online that would respond to emails from powerlifters as he is/was one himself.
he can be found at
http://www.herrick-clinic.com/
I actually remember asking him a couple of questions about my pec repair, and he did actually answer them in a timely fashion.
best of luck.
/irish
I spoke with my friend. He told me that his ortho told him that most doctors only do one type of repair nowadays. It involves looping the tendon around and back through and reattaching it to the original insertion point.
The old techinique involved screwing it into an easier place to get to, but studies found the quality and strength of the repair was not as sound.
My friend also told me that an ortho was online that would respond to emails from powerlifters as he is/was one himself.
he can be found at
http://www.herrick-clinic.com/
I actually remember asking him a couple of questions about my pec repair, and he did actually answer them in a timely fashion.
best of luck.
/irish
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Irish, thanks for the info. I really appreciate the help.
BigWh1tey and Screwball, thanks for the concern guys.
I just got off of the phone with Louie Simmons. He blew away his
bicep in 1979. His bicep is basically gone.
He took beaucoup time answering my questions and giving me
advice. His main advice was to avoid the surgery at all costs.
Louie rehabilitated his injury on his own. He said that I should
basically do the same. Only get on it faster than he did and
work back up slow. He told me to start with range of motion
stuff to avoid scar tissue buildup. Go on to curls with light
weight and then on up from there.
My doctor told me that I could start doing light lifting in a couple
of weeks. So, I think I am going to rehabilitate using Louie's
method after running it by my doctor.
BigWh1tey and Screwball, thanks for the concern guys.
I just got off of the phone with Louie Simmons. He blew away his
bicep in 1979. His bicep is basically gone.
He took beaucoup time answering my questions and giving me
advice. His main advice was to avoid the surgery at all costs.
Louie rehabilitated his injury on his own. He said that I should
basically do the same. Only get on it faster than he did and
work back up slow. He told me to start with range of motion
stuff to avoid scar tissue buildup. Go on to curls with light
weight and then on up from there.
My doctor told me that I could start doing light lifting in a couple
of weeks. So, I think I am going to rehabilitate using Louie's
method after running it by my doctor.
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