Biceps Tenodesis

Massachusetts General Hospital · MGH Sports Medicine

Weight-Bearing

Sling per surgeon; no AROM shoulder or elbow Phase I (wks 1-4)

Key Restrictions

ER limited to 40 deg Phase I; no AROM elbow or shoulder Phase I (wks 1-4); no biceps/resisted elbow flexion loading until Phase III (wks 6-8)

Timeline & Phases

5 phases: Phase I (wks 1-4, sling, PROM ER ≤40, no AROM), Phase II (4-6 wks, AAROM begins), Phase III (6-8 wks, AROM begins, biceps loading begins), Phase IV (8-12 wks, progressive strengthening), Phase V (12-16 wks, return to sport)

Notes

Revised October 2021; no isolated biceps loading until Phase III (wks 6-8); ER limit 40 deg Phase I; sling per surgeon; 5-phase protocol. [Archived copy — original Massachusetts General Hospital URL retired in the Mass General Brigham site migration; Wayback snapshot 2026-07-30.]

Surgeon / Author

MGH Sports Medicine

Published

October 2021