Thomas injury: Is it a bicep, or is it both (biceps) that are torn?

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  1. TerryP

    TerryP Founding Member

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    Curiosity getting the best of me this morning.

    You see people misuse the terms strain and sprain very often with injury reports. To a lesser degree there's a lack of distinction between muscle tears and pulled muscles.

    Is this the same case with Thomas? Or is the injury that bad (tore both biceps?)

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  2. TerryP

    TerryP Founding Member

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    No one knows the answer here?
     
  3. LSUDad

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    Are you talking on both arms? Is that your question?
     
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    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    I haven't heard sprains being mentioned with regards to Thomas. They have said "torn bicep" all along. I have not heard both arms. Muscle tears can range from minor to major, we don't really know the degree of injury except that it doesn't appear to be minor.

    Les isn't likely to enlighten us much on the injury itself, he has always been kind of tight-lipped about injuries. Not only to keep the opponents guessing but because universities have strict student privacy rules. But he has said that Thomas should be back this season. Some are saying much earlier than initially feared.
     
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    The biceps brachii commonly known as the biceps, is a two-headed muscle that lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. The "S" on the end maybe whats throwing everyone off, thinking it has to do with both arms. But this is just a guess.
     
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  6. TerryP

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    Not both arms, but both muscles.

    I thought a biceps injury (s included) was due to two muscles on both sides of the bone. The idea of recovery and rehab just made me cringe when I saw the report. I've seen torn bicep more than once. It's the first time biceps caught my attention.
     
  7. tzanghi

    tzanghi Founding Member

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    The biceps is only on one half of the upper arm. The other side is occupied by the triceps. The biceps does have two muscle heads, but combined, they make one muscle. It's only the front side of the upper arm.
     
  8. TerryP

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    Gets confusing here...

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  9. tzanghi

    tzanghi Founding Member

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    No argument here haha. I'm pretty sure "biceps" refers to the muscle in the singular, and that's it. I don't think distinction between the two muscle heads is used often. I also think the "s" at the end is just a false cognate; in other words, I don't think you can properly refer to a bicep strictly speaking.
     
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