Comparison of Effects of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Deep Friction Massage on Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Tennis Elbow
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Elbow and Forearm Pain
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
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).
Investigators
Berkiye Kırmızıgil
Director
Eastern Mediterranean University
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Elbow and Forearm Pain
Time Frame: Change from Baseline elbow and forearm pain at 3 weeks
will assessed using by visual analog scale
Secondary Outcomes
- Grip Strength(Change from baseline grip strength at 3 weeks)
- Change in the level of quality of life(Change from baseline quality of life level at 3 weeks)
- Functionality(Change from baseline functionality at 3 weeks)
- Change in the level of elbow and forearm edema(Change from baseline edema at 3 weeks)
- Range of motion of elbow joint(Change from baseline range of motion at 3 weeks)