Botulinum Toxin Versus Active Strength Training in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
EpicondylitisLateral Humeral1 moreThe purpose of this study is to compare efficacy, feasibility and cost effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A injections to active nine weeks strength training and stretching program in the treatment of the chronic lateral epicondylitis. The main hypothesis is that the botulinum toxin type A injections may enable more rapid pain relief while strength training may provide better functional results and less relapses during the follow-up.
Diclofenac Patch for Treatment of Mild to Moderate Tendonitis or Bursitis
Rotator Cuff TendonitisBicipital Tendonitis5 moreThe primary purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of once daily application of a diclofenac sodium patch to the skin near or over the painful area. In this study, the location being studied will be one of the following: the affected shoulder, elbow, or wrist. The secondary purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of the diclofenac patch on the subject's skin, in the location being studied.
A Phase III Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin for Treating Epicondylitis
EpicondylitisThe study aims to demonstrate that intramuscular injection of botulinum toxin with a paralyzing dose coupled with subcutaneous injection of corticoid has greater efficacy than corticoid injection only or toxin injection only for treating lateral epicondylitis in reducing pain at 6 months. As secondary objectives, the study aims to demonstrate improvement of quality of patient's life and positive effect on their resuming to professional activities or sportive activities. evaluate tolerance of treatment by grip strength measurement and adverse event collection.
Investigating the Effects of Neuromobilization in Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis ElbowLateral EpicondylitisThis study aimed to determine the effects of neuromobilization techniques and conservative rehabilitation therapy on pain, grip strength, and functional status in patients with lateral epicondylitis (LE). A total of 40 patients (26 females and 14 males; age: 42.80 ± 8.91 years) with a history of LE participated in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: the neuromobilization group and the control group. The neuromobilization group completed a 6-week conservative rehabilitation and radial nerve mobilization program, whereas the control group received conservative rehabilitation therapy only. Both groups underwent a 7-day weekly conservative home rehabilitation program. Pain severity, grip strength, pinch strength, joint mobility, and upper extremity functional level were assessed before treatment, at the third week, after treatment, and at the sixth week after treatment.
The Effects of Radial and Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapies on Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral EpicondylitisPainTo date, focused and radial types of extracorporeal shock wave therapy have been effectively used in lateral epicondylitis. However, studies directly addressing a comparison between radial and focused types of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in lateral epicondylitis have not been done. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate comparative effects of radial and focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy options on lateral epicondylitis.
Efficacy of Dry Needling in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis ElbowDry NeedlingLateral epicondylitis is painful tendinosis of the main extensor tendon that occurs at the fibro-osseous junction of the outer elbow region. Histopathological samples in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis show that there is angiofibroblastic degeneration and failure in the normal tendon repair process rather than acute inflammation in this region. It has begun to be accepted that the main factor in lateral epicondylitis is not the inflammatory events but the degenerative process. There are many treatment methods that trigger structural healing in tendinopathies. In this study, the investigators aimed to evaluate the effect of the dry needling method of the lateral epicondyle region.
Low and High Dose Dextrose Prolotherapy in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral EpicondylitisLateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is an enthesopathy seen in 1-2% of the population aged 30-65 years, which can occur in the lateral epicondyle origo of the extensor carpi radialis brevis and longus muscles, after frequently repetitive activities and can lead to limitations in the daily life activities of the patients. The diagnosis is made by anamnesis and clinical examination, cases that last more than 3 months are defined as chronic lateral epicondylitis. Treatment options are analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, hand-wrist splints, eccentric strengthening exercises for forearm muscles and wrist dorsiflexors, injection therapies, physical therapy agents such as therapeutic ultrasound, ESWT(extracorporeal shockwave therapy), low-level laser therapy, and surgery. Prolotherapy is a treatment method that is performed with repetitive injections of a small amount of irritant or sclerosing solutions such as hypertonic dextrose, phenol-glycerin-glucose, or sodium morrhuate and aims to activate the healing process by increasing the blood flow around the damaged tendinopathy or enthesopathy area with the effect of these solutions. Hypertonic dextrose solutions in concentrations ranging from 12.5-20% are frequently used in prolotherapy. Prolotherapy can be done with ultrasound guidance or by determining anatomical landmarks. The injection is applied to the annular ligament, lateral epicondyle, and supracondylar area where the forearm extensor muscles adhere. Injection side effects and complications are pain, bruising, muscle spasm, nerve or vessel damage at the injection site. Based on previous studies, the low dose of dextrose solutions (1%, 5%, and 10%) may have a similar effect with fewer side effects than higher concentrations of dextrose solutions (15%, 20%, 25%) and the low dose may have fewer cell damage. Thus, it may be possible to apply an effective treatment method with fewer side effects in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis. Also, in this study, the effect of inflammation created by injection of saline in one group and the inflammatory, proliferative and angiogenic effects of dextrose injected in other groups at different concentrations on the treatment outcome will be compared.
Immediate Neurophysiological Effects of PENS on Radial Nerve in Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia...
Tennis ElbowLateral epicondylalgia is a common musculoskeletal condition that approximately affects 1-3% of the general population. Several authors have found greater mechanical pain sensitivity in the radial nerve when compared with healthy subjects. Radial tunnel syndrome exhibits a similar clinical presentation to lateral epicondylalgia. Percutaneous electrical stimulation has shown reduce pain in several conditions. Percutaneous electrical stimulation on the radial nerve could cause an important relief in lateral epicondylalgia. Hypothesis: Percutaneous electrical stimulation on radial nerve plus in patients with lateral epicondylalgia is better than sham percutaneous electrical stimulation
Injection in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis. Randomized Controlled Trial
EpicondylitisLateralThe aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of injection techniques in the treatment of elbow lateral epicondylitis. The functional and pain levels of the patients will be evaluated with scores such as DASH, VAS, PRTEE. At the same time, USG imaging will be evaluated before injection and in the third month after injection. The study was planned as a randomized controlled prospective study.
Injection Therapy in Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis
Lateral EpicondylitisTennis ElbowLateral epicondylitis is a painful enthesopathy of the common extensor tendon at the lateral part of the elbow, with a prevalence of 1-3 % in the general population. In the treatment of lateral epicondylitis, the role of biological-based therapies has begun to investigate regeneration and optimize tendon healing. Prolotherapy (PrT) and hyaluronic acid (HA) injections are biological based treatments. Previous studies have shown benefit of PrT in the treatment of tendinopathies. Preliminary findings demonstrated that HA could be clinically effective in the treatment of enthesopathies. Considering the paucity of HA studies (which also lack a control group) and the proposed mechanism of action of both PrT and HA is through cell proliferation and the healing process of tendons, this study was conducted to compare the effect of PrT and HA in chronic lateral epicondylitis .