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Effects of Shock wave therapy and Dry Needling on Common Extensors Tendon in Athletes with Tennis Elbow

Comparative study of the effects of shock wave therapy and dry needling on pain, Functional disability and ultasonographic changes on common extensors tendon in semiprofessional rocket athletes with tennis elbow

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20150602022539N13
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-07-19
Start date
2022-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-29

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Conditions

tennis elbow-Lateral Epicondylitis. Lateral epicondylitis

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the shockwave group, they receive three weeks of treatment and receive shock wave therapy two sessions every week, for a total of six sessions, this method is ap

Sponsors

Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: semi-professional training at least three days a week training for at least one year training in racquet sports (tennis, badminton, ping pong, squash) symptoms for at least 6 weeks did not receive any anti-inflammatory therapy during treatment diagnosed with LE VAS 4-7

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with cervical radiculopathy active infection acute complication interosseous nerve entrapment history of diffuse inflammatory rheumatic disease history of external epicondyle surgery elbow injury skin lesion Open wound warfarin use history of past injections (such as corticosteroids, autophagy, mesotherapy) fracture complications Prosthesis internal fixator pacemaker depression severe anxiety neurological and cardio respiratory problems metal implantation in the area of ??application

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before treatment, immediately after treatment and one month after treatment. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Functional disability. Timepoint: Before treatment, immediately after treatment and one month after treatment. Method of measurement: The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) questionnaire.;Tendon thickness. Timepoint: Before treatment, immediately after treatment and one month after treatment. Method of measurement: Ultrasonographic apparatus.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZiaeddin Safavi Farokhi

Semnan University of Medical Sciences

ziasafavi@yahoo.com+98 23 3365 4180

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026