Tennis Elbow
Conditions
Brief summary
104 patients with unilateral tennis elbow from both genders (57 females and 43 males) referred by orthopaedist with age ranged between 20 and 60 years.
Detailed description
hey were recruited in the study from October 2020 to September 2021 and allocated randomly into two groups. Group A received premodulated current in addition to exercises, and group B received diadynamic current with the same exercises. Each patient signed the informed consent form approved by the faculty of physical therapy, October 6 university, Egypt and prospectively registered (Clinical Trials.gov, Identifier NCT03338283). Patients was selected according to the following criteria. Inclusive criteria * Patients suffer from pain at the lateral part of the elbow and radiated to the forearm with tenderness increasing on pressure on the lateral epicondyle and on resistance of hand extension * lasting of the symptoms for 3 months * no previous physiotherapy interventions. Exclusive criteria Internal or external fixation * arthritis of elbow * contraindications to electrotherapy like pacemaker, dermatological skin disease, epilepsy, abnormal sensation, and pregnancy.
Interventions
DEVICEelectrical stimulation
premodulated current+ exercises
Sponsors
October 6 University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients suffer from pain at the lateral part of the elbow and radiated to the forearm with tenderness increasing on pressure on the lateral epicondyle and on resistance of hand extension * lasting of the symptoms for 3 months * previous physiotherapy interventions.
Exclusion criteria
* Internal or external fixation * arthritis of elbow * contraindications to electrotherapy like pacemaker, dermatological skin disease, epilepsy, abnormal sensation, and pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer | 6 weeks | grip strength measurement (200 lb.90 kg Capacity) |
| Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) | 6 weeks | pain and functional measurement (The maximum score is 50 for the pain subscale and 100 for the function subscale) |
| baseline hydraulic pinch gauge | 6 weeks | pinch measurement (50 lb.22.5 kg Capacity) |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed