Tennis elbow. Lateral epicondylitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: active transcranial direct current stimulation group: 1) progressive eccentric exercises of the wrist extensors / 3 sets of 10 repetitions. 2) Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle str
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
30 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: unilateral lateral elbow pain for 6 weeks to 1 year average pain intensity of 3 or more on visual analog scale during the last week age between 30 to 55 years a score of 33 or more on the patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation questionnaire pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle provoked by at least two of the following four tests:1) palpation of the external epicondyle, 2) Resisted wrist extension (Thomsen/Cozen's test), 3) Resistance extension of fingers (Maudsley test), 4) Passive stretching of the extensor muscle group (Mills test)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: history of local trauma, surgery, physiotherapy treatment or corticosteroid injection in the lateral epicondyle within the last 3 month cervical radiculopathy systemic diseases such as diabetes and rheumatological disorders heart problems history of stroke intracranial surgery, migraine, brain cancer, mental or neurological disorder taking drugs that alter neuronal activity any metal implants, including intracranial electrodes, surgical clips, cochlear implants or pacemakers, or other implanted electronic devices pregnancy or breastfeeding balance disorder or dizziness active infection or scalp or skin condition (e.g., psoriasis or eczema) a head injury that resulted in a loss of consciousness that required further investigation (e.g., a brain scan) seizure epilepsy or a history of epilepsy adverse effects to previous transcranial direct current stimulation or other brain stimulation techniques Covid-19 infection during the study or during one month before the start of the study carpal tunnel syndrome fibromyalgia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.;Functional disability. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation.;Grip strength. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: manual dynamometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Finger & hand dexterity. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: Perdue pegboard.;Quality of life. Timepoint: pre-intervention, post-intervention, 4 weeks post-intervention. Method of measurement: 12-Item Short Form Survey. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactIman Rezaei
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed