Biceps strain and inability to straighten

If you strain your biceps and cannot straighten it, you need to stop exercising and rest more. Then, apply ice and elevate the injured part immediately within half an hour of the strain to avoid reducing blood circulation. You can also go to the hospital to check the muscle damage. After straining your biceps, you should avoid strenuous exercise and not lift heavy objects. You can only do stretching exercises when your muscles have recovered.

What to do if you strain your biceps

1. Within 30 minutes after the injury

When the biceps is strained during training, you should stop training immediately and use the PRICE principle to treat it, stop training, apply ice to the strained area immediately, and elevate the injured area to reduce blood flow. At the same time, you should decide whether to go to the hospital for examination based on the severity of the injury.

2. Life after the strain

In your life after a strain, you should try to avoid heavy weight activities and stop training until you have recovered to about 80%. Then you can do appropriate stretching and small repetitions of training with light weights after warming up.

Causes of biceps strain

1. When using too much weight for training, the muscles must contract and generate a lot of force to complete the movement. When this force exceeds the body's ability to withstand, the muscles will be strained.

2. During strength training, the range of lowering is too large, exceeding the stretching range of the muscles themselves.

3. The range of motion is too large when stretching, such as leg stretching, shoulder press, etc. It usually occurs in the muscle belly or at the junction of the muscle belly and tendon. But no matter where it occurs, there will be intense pain.

Biceps strain care

1. Generally speaking, if you have a muscle strain, it is best to keep caring for the injured part to avoid further injury.

2. Keep applying a hot towel for a few minutes every day, but also gently massage the injured area every day to prevent muscle stiffness.

3. It usually takes about 10 days for muscles in active parts such as the waist and legs to recover from damage. For inactive parts such as arms, shoulders, etc., it usually takes about a week.

4. During muscle injury, be careful not to eat spicy food, drink alcohol, or eat too greasy food. Avoid strenuous exercise.