Humeral Epicondylitis, Lateral
Conditions
Keywords
Dry needling, Stretching, Eccentric exercise, tennis elbow, humeral epicondylitis, lateral
Brief summary
Purpose: Test the effectiveness of a physiotherapy treatment in 90 patients with Lateral epicondylalgia (LE).
Detailed description
Methods: LE is a musculoskeletal pain around the lateral epicondyle that may also present with decreased grip strength and/or neuromuscular disorders. An evidence-based treatment plan of dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise in the patient with lateral epicondylalgia is established. It is carried out in two sessions, one session every 10 days and lasts about 45 minutes. There are three intervention arms: dry needling, atopic gel and NSAIDs, 30 patients in each group (n=90).
Interventions
DEVICEDry needling
dry needling, stretching and eccentric exercise
DEVICETopical gel
aplication of topical gel to the epicondyle
DRUGNSAIDs
oral intake of NSAIDs
Sponsors
Universidad Católica de Ávila
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosed with lateral epicondylalgia
Exclusion criteria
* diagnosed with compressive nerve syndromes with irradiation to the upper limb
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Questionaire Hand 10 | 1 month | score in discomfort hand 0-10. 0 is the lowest score and 10 is the highest score. |
| VAS Scale | 1 month | pain scale, where 0 is the minimum pain and 10 is the maximum pain. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain concentration measured with algometry | 10 days | pain when performing static pressures measured with an algometer |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed