• The biceps helps with rotating and flexing the arm."My python" is Copyrighted by Flickr user: ~ggvic~ (Victoria Garcia) under the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  
  

Significance

• The biceps is the largest muscle in the arm and the muscle that both rotates and flexes the arm. Because of this, an injury to the muscle is potentially debilitating.
  
  

Types

• The most common biceps tear occurs where the top of the biceps muscle attaches to the shoulder. Another frequent tear happens where the muscle attaches to the elbow.
  
  

Prevention/Solution

• To avoid biceps injuries, don't try to lift objects that are too heavy and use proper form when lifting weights.
  
  

Time Frame

• If surgery is needed to repair the torn biceps muscle, the injury can take six to nine months to fully heal.
  
  

Misconceptions

• Once a biceps muscle tear has been repaired and rehabilitated, it should not be prone to being injured again.