Tennis Elbow, Lateral Epicondylitis, Tendinopathy
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (rESWT) treatment and Deep Friction Massage (DFM) treatment on pain, functionality, grip strength (GS), edema, range of motion (ROM) of the elbow and quality of life in individuals with chronic lateral epicondylitis (CLE). 36 individuals diagnosed with CLE will be randomly divided into two equal groups. rESWT treatment will be applied to Group 1 and DFM treatment to Group 2. Visual analogue scale will be used to assess pain severity, functionality with Patient-Rated Elbow Evaluation Turkish version (PRTEE-T), GS with digital dynamometer, ROM of the elbow joint with goniometer, edema with environmental measurement, and quality of life with Short Form 36 (SF-36).
Interventions
Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy will given for 3 weeks, 1 days in a week. moreover 10-12 minutes cold pack will apply for every session
Deep Friction Massage will given for 3 weeks, 3 days in a week. Massage duration will be 10-15 min. for each session. Moreover 10-12 minutes cold pack will apply for every session. Also Mill's manipulation technique will applied once a week during 3 weeks.
Sponsors
Eastern Mediterranean University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 66 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Individuals with pain on the lateral epicondyle or proximal musculotendinous area of the forearm extensor muscles for at least 3 months, * Individuals with a positive Thomsen Test , \- Individuals who have not received physical therapy for lateral epicondylitis, * Individuals with a positive Maudsley Test will be included.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals who have received any physical therapy, * Individuals with reflected pain due to cervical and shoulder pathologies, * Individuals with elbow osteoarthritis, * Individuals with previous elbow fractures or elbow joint operations, * Individuals with a history of systemic inflammatory disease, * Individuals with osteoporosis, * Individuals with cardiovascular problems will not be included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elbow and Forearm Pain | Change from Baseline elbow and forearm pain at 3 weeks | will assessed using by visual analog scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functionality | Change from baseline functionality at 3 weeks | will assessed using by Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Questionnaire |
| Grip Strength | Change from baseline grip strength at 3 weeks | will assessed using by hand grip |
| Change in the level of elbow and forearm edema | Change from baseline edema at 3 weeks | Elbow and forearm circumference area will be measured by using a tape measure. |
| Range of motion of elbow joint | Change from baseline range of motion at 3 weeks | will evaluated using by goniometer |
| Change in the level of quality of life | Change from baseline quality of life level at 3 weeks | will evaluated using by short form 36 |
Countries
Cyprus
Outcome results
None listed