I-biceps brachii (kusuka kwelesiLatini elithi biceps, elivela ku-bis, okusho okubili, futhi lisuka ku-caput, okusho ikhanda) imisipha etholakala engxenyeni engaphambili yengalo, isifunda somlenze ongenhla ophakathi kwehlombe nendololwane.

Isikhundla. I-biceps brachii ingenye yemisipha emithathu eguquguqukayo engxenyeni yangaphambili yemisipha yengalo (1).

Ukwakheka. Yenziwe ngemicu yemisipha, i-biceps brachii iyisipha samathambo, okungukuthi imisipha engaphansi kolawulo lokuzithandela lwesistimu yezinzwa emaphakathi.

Izindawo zokufakwa. Umumo omise okokuphotha, i-biceps brachii yakhiwe ngezindawo ezimbili zokufaka ezihlukile: ikhanda elifushane nenhloko ende (2).

• Imvelaphi ekugcineni okuphezulu. Ikhanda elifushane le-biceps brachii lihambisana nenqubo ye-coracoid ye-scapula, noma i-scapula, etholakala emaphethelweni ayo angenhla. Ikhanda elide le-biceps brachii lifakwa ezingeni le-supraglenoid tubercle ne-glenoid bulge, etholakala engxenyeni ye-scapula, noma i-scapula (2).
• Ukunqanyulwa ekugcineni okuphansi. Imisipha yekhanda elifushane nekhanda elide le-biceps brachii lijoyina ukuze lifake ezingeni le-radial tuberosity, etholakala ezingeni lomkhawulo oseduze we-radius, ithambo le-forearm (2).

Ukuswela. I-biceps brachii ayinakutholwa yimisipha ye-musculocutaneous evela ku-C5 no-C6 vertebrae yomlomo wesibeletho (2)

Ukunyakaza kwesitho esiphezulu. I-biceps brachii ihileleke ekunyakazeni okuhlukahlukene kwesitho esiphezulu (2): ukukhonkotha kwengalo, ukugoba kwendololwane futhi kancane kancane, ukugoba kwengalo ngasehlombe.

Ubuhlungu engalweni buvame ukuzwakala. Izimbangela zalezi zinhlungu ziyahlukahluka futhi zingahlotshaniswa nemisipha ehlukile njenge-biceps brachii.

Ubuhlungu bemisipha engalweni ngaphandle kwezilonda. (5)

• I-Cramp. Ihambisana nokuncipha kokuzibandakanya, okubuhlungu nokwesikhashana kwemisipha efana ne-biceps brachii.
• Inkontileka. Kungukuncipha kokuzibandakanya, okubuhlungu, nokuhlala unomphela kwemisipha efana ne-biceps brachii.

Ukulimala kwemisipha. I-biceps brachii ingalimala emisipha, ngobuhlungu.5

• Ukunwebeka. Isigaba sokuqala sokulimala kwemisipha, ukunwebeka kufana nokwelulwa kwemisipha okubangelwa izinyembezi ezincane futhi okuholele ekuhlelweni kwemisipha.
• Ukuwohloka. Isigaba sesibili sokulimala kwemisipha, ukonakala kufana nokuqhuma kwemicu yemisipha.
• Ukudabuka. Isigaba sokugcina sokulimala kwemisipha, sihambisana nokuqhuma okuphelele kwemisipha.

AmaTendinopathies. Zichaza zonke izifo ezingase zenzeke kumathenda. (6) Izimbangela zalesi sifo zingahlukahluka futhi ngokwesibonelo zingahlotshaniswa namathenda ahlobene ne-biceps brachii. Umsuka ungaba wumgogodla futhi ube nokuqagela kofuzo, njengokwangaphandle, ngokwesibonelo izikhundla ezimbi ngesikhathi somdlalo.

• I-Tendinitis: Ukuvuvukala kwamathenda afana nalawo ahlobene ne-biceps brachii.

I-Myopathy. Kubandakanya zonke izifo ze-neuromuscular ezithinta izicubu zemisipha, kufaka phakathi lezo zengalo. (3)

Izidakamizwa zokwelapha. Ngokuya nge-pathology etholakele, ukwelashwa okuhlukile kungabekwa ukunciphisa ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala.

Ukwelapha okuhlinzwa. Ngokuya ngohlobo lwe-pathology olutholakele, ukuhlinzwa kungenziwa.

Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba. Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba, ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo ezithile zokuzivocavoca, kungabekwa njenge-physiotherapy noma i-physiotherapy.

Ukuhlolwa komzimba. Okokuqala, kwenziwa ukuhlolwa komtholampilo ukuhlola izimpawu ezibonwa yisiguli.

Ukuhlolwa kwe-imaging yezokwelapha. Ukuhlolwa kwe-X-ray, CT, noma kwe-MRI kungasetshenziswa ukuqinisekisa noma ukuqhubekisela phambili ukuxilongwa.

Lapho omunye wemisipha ye-biceps brachii uqhuma, imisipha ingahlehlela emuva. Lolu phawu lubizwa ngokuthi “uphawu lukaPopeye” ngokuqhathanisa nebhola elakhiwe ama-biceps womlingiswa oqanjiwe u-Popeye. (4)