Tennis Elbow
Conditions
Keywords
tennis elbow, treatment, lateral epicondylitis, immediate effects
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate efficacy of Counterforce brace versus kinesiotaping on patients with lateral epicondylosis/tennis elbow with respect to a repetitive physical task. The investigators hypothesized that there would be difference in the outcomes with respect to interventions and activity. Patient came for one hour long Single occasion testing session and were not followed up after the testing was complete.
Detailed description
This was a cross over randomized control trial. Thirty patients with clinical diagnosis of lateral epicondylosis/tennis elbow were recruited from a local community and were tested on single occasion (one time testing session) before and after a five minute upper extremity repetitive task first with control and then brace and kinesiotape assigned in cross-over design. The testing session was one hour long and there was no follow up of patients following the testing. The patients were recruited between Jan-June 2013.
Interventions
DEVICEKinesiotape
Pre-cut kinesiotape for tennis elbow, spidertech.com, applied on wrist extensors starting above elbow and ending at distal one third of forearm
DEVICECounterforce elbow brace
Applied over the wrist extensor muscle mass, had velcro for adjustment, comfortable grip as reported by patient was used to adjust the brace
Sponsors
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Age (18-70 years) 2. Ability to provide written informed consent to participate 3. Were at least three weeks from onset of symptoms 4. Complaints of discomfort or pain at the lateral elbow region for a minimum of three weeks and tenderness with palpation of the lateral epicondyle 5. Provocation of lateral elbow pain with one of the following test - resisted middle finger extension, resisted wrist extension or passive stretch of wrist extensors
Exclusion criteria
1. History of surgery on affected elbow 2. History of cortisone injections on the affected elbow in the past 4 weeks 3. Any physical or mental limitations that precluded performance of the study testing 4. Allergy to adhesive tapes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain free grip strength | initial visit | Pain free grip strength was recorded with J-tech medical dynamometer before and after five minutes of repetitive physical exposure with first control (no intervention) and then brace and kinesiotape assigned randomly in cross-over fashion. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure Pain Threshold | initial visit | Pressure Pain Threshold was recorded with J-tech medical Algometer before and after five minutes of repetitive physical exposure with first control (no intervention) and then brace and kinesiotape assigned randomly in cross-over fashion. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain levels | initial visit | Pain levels were recorded with Numeric Pain Rating scale before and after five minutes of repetitive physical exposure with first control (no intervention) and then brace and kinesiotape assigned randomly in cross-over fashion. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed