What can cause pain just above my elbow on the front of my arm?

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  1. National Athletic Trainers’ Association
     
    National Athletic Trainers’ Association answered:
    If you have pain and a bulge just above the elbow on the front of your arm, you may have a biceps brachii tear. The biceps brachii is the muscle on the front of the arm. It attaches down in the forearm via a tendon, which can get torn.

    (This answer provided for NATA by the Southern Utah University Athletic Training Education Program.)
    If you have pain and a bulge just above the elbow on the front of your arm, you may have a biceps brachii tear. The biceps brachii is the muscle on the front of the arm. It attaches down in the forearm via a tendon, which can get torn.... More