Bicep tendinitis

When considering rest to treat tendinopathy it would have to be in the acute stage (tendonitis). Usually rest takes care of that and it resolves within a week or two.

You are saying October, and it is not the end of January. You are no longer in the acute phase of tendinopathy. You're Dr is wrong.

If it is still bothering you, after that time frame, then I would say you are in the chronic stage of tendinopathy (tendinosis).

I wrote this in another thread, but it is relevant to your question

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There's a few things you can do. Most tendinopathies are non-inflammatory. Inflammation is the body's response to damage. It is the healing response. It's gotten a bad reputation because the body tends to go completely overboard.

You can go the non-inflammatory route. If it's acute, rest. If not, doing eccentrics and heavy slow resistance (HSR; tempo training 3-0-3) to rebuild those tendons. Use weights that you can feel your dysfunction with minimal pain (1-2/10).

Or you can go the inflammatory route (Rippetoe). Pretty much increase intensity and volume to induce/increase inflammation so the body can heal it.

Of course there's always medications/supplements like BPC or Cortisone injections. I find those have success rates at 50/50.

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With all that being said, where do you feel the pain you are feeling and what motion, and in which manner of that motion, are you feeling that pain.

The more information you give us, the more we can help you.

I hope this helps.

I had this a few years ago. It lasted forever. It eventually went away. I just worked around it.

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Bicep tendinitis

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Super annoying. I’m dealing with it on my left arm after finally getting past it on the right side last year. No curls and almost no back exercises. Straight arm lat pullovers is about it for back right now.

I can’t really say what helped my right arm heal. It nagged me for months and then it was gone as if it never happened.

I think i got the tendinitis when the whole “emphasize the stretch over the contraction” rage started with YouTube fitness people. I think it did more harm than good.

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My Dr says rest is the best option

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Get a second opinion, and preferably find a doctor or PT that actually plays sports or works out. DRs whose only seemingly go to, "if it hurts when you do what you love, stop doing it for months," wasted a year of my lifting life. I don't think doctors like that understand their job: get you back to where you were ASAP.

Your Dr. should have probably also recommended stretching exercises, anti-inflammatories, ice/heat, and potential PT, but didn't. If there is a chiropractor near you that is more sports therapist than someone that only cracks and adjusts stuff, they may offer you better PT options.

Be aware, that if your doc is a part of a major medical system, they may be dictated by the system's "standard of care," to only be permitted to use certain therapies in many instances.

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had this a few years ago. It lasted forever. It eventually went away. I just worked around it.

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Same. Every time I do pull ups/ curls it “hurts” but I can easily get through it. I was resting and doing all the things and when it never got better I just started doing light weight for a couple sets and it slowly got better. Makes me side with the force inflammation argument for healing.

Shoulder

Had this for over and year and hoped it would go away on its own but it never did. Went to a doctor who prescribed me strong anti-inflammatorys and those finally knocked it out. Should look into this.