The effect of the shoulder muscles strengthening in treatment of patients with tennis elbow.

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• Conditions: Tennis elbow.; Lateral epicondylitis, Tennis elbow

• Registration Number: IRCT2014071615932N5
• Lead Sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

inclusion criteria: pain in the origin of common wrist extensor muscles in the lateral elbow; presence of symptoms exist at least for 2 months; age between 20-50 years; functional assessment scores between 9 to 22 on the base of standardized method for assessment of elbow function; at least 2 positive tests from 4 tennis elbow tests: Cozen's, resistive tennis elbow test, passive tennis elbow test and chair lift test. exclusion criteria: surgery on any part of the upper extremity in the past 12 months; history of any fracture or dislocation in the upper limb; history or symptoms of rheumatoid diseases and osteoarthritis in the upper extremity joints; any disease or disorder of the central nervous system including: stroke, MS and ...; any disease of peripheral nervous system which may affect the study results such as: Neuropathies, carpal tunnel syndrome, Guyan tunnel syndrome and cervical Radiculopathy (specially the seventh cervical root)

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.;Strength of shoulder rotator muscles. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Maximum grip strength. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Pain free grip strength. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Newton scale with digital dynamometer.;Function of upper limb. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The questionnaire of Standardized method for assessment of elbow function.