Health Condition 1: M70-M79- Other soft tissue disorders Health Condition 2: M678- Other specified disorders of synovium and tendon
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed case of unilateral tennis elbow for more than 4 weeks. 2.Submitted written informed consent 3.Average pain on NPRS should be 4 or higher during the last one week at a screening visit 4.Pain with gripping. 5.Individuals with tenderness around lateral epicondyle area 6.Resisted Wrist Extension Test (Cozenâ??s Test), Millâ??s Test, Resisted Middle Finger Extension Test â?? if any two or more tests positive (reproduce the same pain).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Inability to understand or follow instructions in Gujarati. 2.Inability to participate at measurement sessions. 3.Bilateral elbow pain. 4.Acute elbow pain. 5.Posterior Interosseous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome or any peripheral nerve entrapment or any prior history of the same. 6.Compartment syndrome of anconeus muscle. 7.Fibromyalgia 8.Radiological examinations show abnormalities such as calcification, arthritis, and inflammatory arthropathy of the elbow joint 9.History of trauma, ligament damage, fracture, surgery or tumor of the elbow joint. 10.Cervical radiculopathy or herniated intervertebral disc or any pathology of nerve roots. 11.Individuals with mental disorders 12.Other disorders like diabetes, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, hypothyroidism or hepatitis 13.Neuropathic pain 14.Pregnancy 15.Patient who had received local steroid injection to affected elbow within 6 weeks, Physiotherapy or occupational therapy within 4 weeks, or NSAIDs within 1 week from the starting of the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PRTEE- GUJARATITimepoint: estimated in January 2020 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NPRS PAIN FREE GRIP STRENGTH Timepoint: estimated in January 2020 along with primary outcome. its a cross sectional study so no followup/repetition of data needed. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
government spine institute and government physiotherapy college