Frequency of Biceps Tendonitis in Weight Lifters of Lahore Pakistan

Abstract

Biceps tendonitis, also called bicipital tendonitis, is inflammation in the main tendon that attaches the top of the biceps muscle to the shoulder. The most common cause is overuse from certain types of work or sports activities like weightlifting. A tendon is a strong band of tissue that connects muscle to bone. The biceps muscle is in the front of the upper arm.  Objective: The Objective of the study was to check the frequency of biceps tendonitis in weightlifter of Lahore. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted in various gyms in Lahore. Sample size of the study was 160 which calculated by Epi-tool formula. More than 25 and less than 40 years’ old male respondents were included. Convenient Sampling Technique was used in this study.Results: 71% bodybuilders had no Biceps Tendonitis pain. The other 28.8% bodybuilders were faced Biceps Tendonitis shoulder pain. This shows that prevalence of Biceps Tendonitis was to be found 28.8% in bodybuilders. 38.1% respondents lift 10 KGs weight. 31.9% respondents said they can lift 5 KGs weight. 16.9% respondents said they can 2.5 KGs weight. 13.1% bodybuilders said they can lift 15KGs weight Conclusions: In this study researcher was focused on relationship weightlifting and Biceps Tendonitis pain. It was observed that Biceps Tendonitis pain was not existed in all bodybuilders but 29% prevalence was existed including some respondents faced some other musculoskeletal problem. The main reason of this problem is that bodybuilders want to lift weight more than their capacity because Biceps Tendonitis pain also directly related to intensity of weightlifting. Light weight leads to minimal pain and heavy weight leads to greater Biceps Tendonitis pain.