Tennis elbow. Lateral epicondylitis, Tennis elbow
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group patients receive routine physical therapy treatment protocol for tennis elbow syndrome for 10 sessions over two consecutive weeks. The rou
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: burst mode, internal frequency 70-100 Hz, 60 µs pulse width, tolerable intensity for 20 min over the pain site, around the elbow joint
Hot pack: for 20 minutes on the common wrist extensor muscles
Friction massage: for 1-2 min applied on the origin of common wrist extensor muscles, Massage apply while the patient's elbow and wrist is in flexion, forearm in pronation, hand in ulnar deviation and
1 min rest btw sets). The forearm muscle stretching was performed while the patient lying in supine position with the shoulder in abduction and then the therapist apply passive stretching to the patie
Rehabilitation
Intervention group: In the intervention group patients receive routine physical therapy treatment protocol for tennis elbow syndrome for 10 sessions over two consecutive weeks. The routine physical th
Control group: In the control group patients receive routine physical therapy treatment protocol for tennis elbow syndrome for 10 sessions over two consecutive weeks. The routine physical therapy trea
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria: pain in the origin of common wrist extensor muscles in the lateral elbow; presence of symptoms exist at least for 2 months; age between 20-50 years; functional assessment scores between 9 to 22 on the base of "standardized method for assessment of elbow function"; at least 2 positive tests from 4 tennis elbow tests: Cozen's, resistive tennis elbow test, passive tennis elbow test and chair lift test. exclusion criteria: surgery on any part of the upper extremity in the past 12 months; history of any fracture or dislocation in the upper limb; history or symptoms of rheumatoid diseases and osteoarthritis in the upper extremity joints; any disease or disorder of the central nervous system including: stroke, MS and ...; any disease of peripheral nervous system which may affect the study results such as: Neuropathies, carpal tunnel syndrome, Guyan tunnel syndrome and cervical Radiculopathy (specially the seventh cervical root)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.;Strength of shoulder rotator muscles. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Maximum grip strength. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Pain free grip strength. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Function of upper limb. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The questionnaire of Standardized method for assessment of elbow function. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZeinab Shirzadi
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed