1. Watch the video on Shoulder Muscle Injuries.
a. Name three activities a person could injure their bicep tendon performing?
b. I. What is an acute injury? What is a chronic repetitive stress injury?
II If a weightlifter performed 225 repetitions of a bicep curl with a 10 pound weight, this would be an example of a _____________ injury.
c. After the injury, he had pain to the touch and felt sharp pain and weakness when trying to lift his back pack. What grade injury does the person most likely have?
d. What would be appropriate treatment to try at home at first before seeking professional help?
e. Does a person need to see a surgeon for a grade 1 or mild grade 2 tear?
f. How is a bicep tendon sprain different than a supraspinatus sprain?
g. Why does the patient experience pain with orthopedic testing? What are the tests trying to determine?
h. What are the four muscles of the rotator cuff?
I. Does a person with teres minor tendonitis have pain in different places and with different tests than a supraspinatus sprain? Even through they both make up the rotator cuff?
Watch this video by Dr. Gil Hedley on fascia and scar tissue.
