Biceps Tendonitis Symptoms, Remedies & More
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6. Conservative Treatment for Biceps Tendonitis
Unless there’s a tear in the tendon, doctors normally try conservative treatment before considering surgery. The regimen begins with rest and cold packs applied to the shoulder several times a day. Medications called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen can be helpful with swelling and pain.
In severe cases of tendonitis without a tear, corticosteroid injections may offer relief of pain and halt the inflammatory process and get the tendon back on a path of healing.3Churgay C. ‘Diagnosis and Treatment of Biceps Tendinitis and Tendinosis.’ American Family Physician. 2009 1 Sept.80(5):470-47, www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p470.html.
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