Smärta i överarm triceps

Your triceps are a key player in your body’s movement. They have the important job of stabilizing your shoulders and allowing you to push and pull. Every time you lift a grocery bag, pull open a door, or push a shopping cart, your triceps are activated. 

Though it’s not very common, pain in your upper ledd near your elbow can be a symptom of triceps tendinitis (tendonitis) — a condition that occurs when the tendon that connects your tricep muscle to your elbow bone becomes irritated. This condition may be more likely to affect people who do certain activities, like swimmers or weightlifters. (Triceps tendinitis fryst vatten often referred to as “weightlifter’s elbow.”) 

The good news: Your triceps muscles and tendons are strong and resilient, and there's a lot you can do to help them recover and avoid further irritation, says Gwen Smith, PT, DPT, a physical therapist at Hinge Health.

Read on to learn more about triceps tendinitis: what it is, what causes it, and how to get relief with exercises from our Hinge Health physical therapists.

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Impingement (slemsäck/senor som kläms till)

Vad är impingement?

Impingement beror på trängsel mellan överarmen och skulderbladstaket som ofta leder till en irritation i slemsäcken under skulderbladstaket.

Symptom

Typiska symptom på impingement är framförallt:  

• Smärta vid rörelser som förläggs på fram- och/eller utsidan av axeln.
• Smärta som förvärras ju högre upp du för handen.  
• Värk efter ansträngning.
• Värk som kan ge sömnsvårigheter. 

Vem drabbas? 

Besvären med impingement debuterar oftast mellan 40 och årsåldern, ibland efter en ökad ansträngningsnivå.

Egenvård - vad kan jag göra själv?

Med hjälp av fysioterapeut kan du träna upp de små inre musklerna runt axeln. Även eventuell stelhet kan tränas bort. Undvik rökning. 

Hur behandlas impingement?

För att se om du har impingement görs en klinisk bedömning och undersökning samt röntgen, ibland även MR-undersökning.  
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Triceps injury
Pain in the triceps tendon or muscle / triceps tendinopathy / triceps tendinitis / triceps rupture

Pain along the back of the elbow or the upper arm can have various causes. One of these can be the muscle called the "triceps brachii". Triceps pain is often referred to as triceps tendinitis or a tear in the triceps muscle.

The triceps brachii is the muscle located at the back of the upper arm. It connects the elbow to the upper arm and the shoulder blade. The main function of this muscle is to extend the elbow.

Description of condition

The tendon that attaches the triceps brachii to the rear of the elbow may become inflamed. This is called triceps tendinitis. In more severe cases the tendon can tear partially or completely.

Cause and history

Triceps tendinitis usually occurs following repetitive or prolonged activities that place strain on the triceps tendon. This usually occurs as a result of repeated pushing or straightening of the elbow against resistance. For example, when performing push-ups or dips.

Sometimes the symptoms can develop suddenly as a result of a force that is greater than the triceps can resist. For ex