Preparing to Move? Be Careful to Avoid This Injury:

A Painfully Common Way to Rupture Your Biceps Tendon and How to Avoid It

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distal biceps rupture illustration alongside a radiological colorization of the same

Preparing to Move? Be Careful to Avoid This Injury:

A Painfully Common Way to Rupture Your Biceps Tendon and How to Avoid It

September 15, 2020 | By Ronald Mathias

When it comes to moving heavy items, people immediately think of potential back injuries. Most will purchase braces to relieve some of the spinal pressure. Still, people rarely think of the severe damage that can occur to the tendons securing the biceps brachii to their elbow.