Hi all!
Jeremy, I’m a bit confused about your signs and symptoms. You say that you have pain at the MT joint but the Wikipedia reference-linkMRI doesn’t show anything there. At least that’s what I get from what you said. Moreover, the MD says that you have a bad strain. A bad strain would definitely be shown at an MRI, unless the strained area was not scanned at all. Please define the scanned area.
Secondly, you didn’t mention which MT joint is involved. Is it the distal one (at the elbow) or the proximal one (at the shoulder)? Remember that biceps has two tendons both at the shoulder and the elbow. And which motion is limited? Is it shoulder flexion/abduction/internal rotation/scapular elevation with shoulder externally rotated? Or is it elbow flexion/supination? And how about other motions at the shoulder or elbow? How about coupled motions as well? Furthermore, you said subscapularis was also involved. How’s its function now?
As for cervical assessment and/or treatment, I would suggest an assessment first, since the problem hasn’t resolved yet.
If you could give us more info about the initial assessment, MRI findings and current clinical situation, we could help more.
ilias