Physiotherapy, Steroid Injections, or Rest for Lateral Epicondylosis? What the Evidence Suggests

Physiotherapy, Steroid Injections, or Rest for Lateral Epicondylosis? What the Evidence Suggests

Objective:  To identify effective lateral epicondylosis interventions and assess the quality of research over time. Methods:  Relevant MEDLINE and EMBASE searches respectively yielded 226 and 187 potential studies. Additional citations were extracted from bibliographies. Thirty controlled trials met...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pain practice 2005-09, Vol.5 (3), p.203-215
Hauptverfasser: Nimgade, Ashok, Sullivan, Meaghan, Goldman, Rose
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
physical therapy
steroid injections
ultra sound
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Zusammenfassung:Objective:  To identify effective lateral epicondylosis interventions and assess the quality of research over time. Methods:  Relevant MEDLINE and EMBASE searches respectively yielded 226 and 187 potential studies. Additional citations were extracted from bibliographies. Thirty controlled trials met inclusion criteria. The Cochrane Collaboration guidelines “quality score” served to rate studies. Results:  In the short term (
ISSN:1530-7085
1533-2500
DOI:10.1111/j.1533-2500.2005.05307.x