not trad but related question

[Hummer3T]

Have any of you had a bisep become unattached, what recovery have you faced and has it affected your archery, lighter bow, etc.

[acollins]

Not sure as far as archery but a guy at our firehouse goes under the knife tomorrow for surgery for one. He was told he would be off work for 4 months.

[Mitch H]

If you call completely severing both heads of your bicep right at the shoulder tendons "unattached", then yep, I have had mine unattached, along with a complete cut to the bone on roughly 35% of my tricep, about 50% of my deltoid, and a broken clavicle…all at the same time.

I was able to slip my arm out of a sling and gently draw a 64# wheelbow to anchor and kill a buck 12 days after the injury…..although I would not recommend doing that.

Once therapy for 6 weeks was over, I was shooting 20-30 arrows a day right at 11 weeks from the date of the injury, and was back to doing whatever I wanted to do by the 16 week mark.

The main thing is the therapy, and if you have never done therapy for an injury before be prepared…..those folks do NOT baby you.    :D

[Bjorn]

You need to talk to a sports doc. There are two main muscles attached by tendons, current thinking is the longer one has to be fixed, the shorter one not so much. In my case the doc said to leave it, and the recovery was a couple of months including lots of therapy. Talk to a real sports doc, a lot has to do with your age, physical shape, and the extent of the injury.

[Rifle River Scout]

Bjorn is right, I had mine torn but not completely detached, my bicep dropped down toward my elbow and I thought I was done shooting for sure but going to a sports Dr.I was told not to have surgery,because if its attached at all it will repair itself.
Less time and less pain than surgery.

I blew out a tricep doing pull ups when I was 54 years old. On number 17 my tricep ripped and piled up behind my elbow. They said that 30 percent was still attached but stretched thin, so no surgery. Six months later I shot a deer with a 36 pound Hill longbow instead of my 90 pound longbow or even my 66 pound longbow or even my 64 pound longbow, or my 50 pound longbow, 36 was the lightest I had and it still hurt.  The deer could not tell the difference between the 36 and the 90.

[Birdbow]

I had both muscle heads separate at the elbow but the tendon remained attached. I decided against surgery and rehabbed myself back over @ 4 months by doing repetitious 'curl' movements with no weight and then gradually continuing with 2# curls, then 5#, etc. The bowshooting came back pretty quick because it forced me to draw with the upper back muscles, which is how it works best. Good luck

[centaur]

I had a bicep tear on my bow arm. After several months of rehab, it still looks weird but I notice no ill effects.