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Examining The Efficacy Of Scapular Exercises On Pain And Function İn Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

Turkey (Türkiye)30 participantsStarted 2017-05-01

Plain-language summary

We aimed to investigate the effect of scapular exercises on pain and functioning in patients with lateral epicondylitis to achieve a more accurate result by using little-used EMG between scapula and elbow muscles in the literature besides ongoing classical measurements and evaluations.

Who can participate

Age range25 Years – 68 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Cases diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis by the physician and decided to receive conservative treatment * Not receiving NSAID or other medical treatment * Untreated Lateral Epicondylitis for the last 6 months * Cases with age range 18-75 * Patients with pain and tenderness for at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * People with pacemakers or cardiac arrhythmias * Tumoral disease * Pregnant women * Head and neck, elbow, scapula joint pathologies * Acute infection * Nerve or nerve root compression * Other musculoskeletal problems

What they're measuring

Pain Severity Assessment

Timeframe: Change from baseline pain severity of Lateral Epicondylitis at week 6.

Muscle Activation Assessment

Timeframe: Change from baseline EMG activation of the forearm extensor muscles at week 6.

Functional Level Assessment

Timeframe: Change from baseline functional level score at week 6.

Functionality Assessment

Timeframe: Change from baseline functionality score at week 6.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04141488

SponsorBitlis Eren University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-04-30

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