Bicep tendonitis exercises are very helpful in relieving bicep tendonitis pains. Doing exercise that would help stretching the bicep regularly will gradually lessen the pain and the pain will also appear less frequent. Along with other joint pain therapy such as ice therapy to treat the swelling and local pain, bicep tendonitis exercises is also effective activity in bicep tendonitis treatment.
In doing the bicep tendonitis exercises, you have to take note that the exercise have to be done in pain-free condition. That means, do not force yourself to do the exercise if the pain is currently acquiring. However, there is no side effect even if you do the exercise while the pain is acquiring. It will hurt a lot though. So here are bicep tendonitis exercises that you can do to help fixing the bicep tendonitis:
- The Lower Doorway Stretch. You can do this with any normal doorway so you can do it at home while you have some time. Stand in a door way, then put both palm of your hands against the doorway. Move your body forward with your elbows still stretching and your palms on both side of the door way. Feel the stretch in each of your shoulders and the chest area. Hold the position for 20 to 30 seconds each, repeat the action 3 times.
- Other bicep tendonitis exercises using the doorway are also able to be done. Straighten your arm, put the palm on the doorway with the thumb facing up, then move forward, stretching the muscle of the shoulder. Hold the stretch 10 to 15 seconds each, repeat 3 times.
- Here is one of bicep tendonitis exercises that could be done in lying position. Lie on your side with the injured shoulder bellow, and then position your elbow on the lying mat so that it is linear with the shoulder that you are lying on. Rotate the rest of your arm, from the elbow down to your palm, closing in the surface of the lying mate, feel the stretch. Once you have feel the stretch, hold the position for 20 to 30 seconds. Repeat the action 3 times.
Those are several bicep tendonitis exercises that you can easily do in your free time. You do not even have to go out of your house. Doing these exercise regularly will help fixing the injured shoulder. Please note that these exercises are best to be done in slow motion because the stretch is needed to be done gently to be effective bicep tendonitis exercises.