Tennis Elbow
Conditions
Keywords
physiotherapy
Brief summary
The aim of the present intervention is to determine the effectiveness of the application of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow
Detailed description
The application of tissue flossing has been deemed to provide beneficial results in patients with ankle range of motion limitation. Although, tissue flossing is widely extended among athletes due to its effectiveness in pain, function and range of motion, the evidence is limited. The aim of the present protocol is to determine the effectiveness of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow.
Interventions
OTHERTissue flossing
Electrotherapy (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) and Ultrasound in addition to tissue flossing.
OTHERPlacebo comparator
Conventional physiotherapy in addition to flossing without tension
Sponsors
University of Jaén
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Patients will be allocated to intervention (flossing) or control group (conventional physiotherapy) using a randomized list of allocated numbers generated by a computer program. Opaque envelope will contain the patients allocation while outcome assessors, care provider and principal investigator will be blinded to the allocation process.
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Elbow pain for at least 6 weeks and satisfy the widely accepted diagnostic criteria of lateral epicondylalgia. * Diagnostic criteria are pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle that is provoked by gripping activities. * Reduced grip strength and increased sensitivity to manual palpation over the lateral epicondyle. * Pain with stretching or contraction of the wrist extensor muscles.
Exclusion criteria
* Upper limb fractures, surgery or concomitant disease. * Red flags presence. * Mental disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient-related Tennis Elbow Questionnaire change | At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week. | Self reported questionnaire ranged from 0 to 150 with greater scores associated with severe disability. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numeric rating scale change | At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week. | 10 point rating scale of pain where 0 is associated with no pain and 10 with greatest pain. |
| Pressure Pain Threshold change | At baseline, after 1 week and after 4 week. | Determine the pain free pression with a validated instrument |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactDavid Cruz-Diaz, PhD
Outcome results
None listed