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Isometric exercise program improves pain and function in lateral elbow tendinopathy patients

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April 2020

Isometric exercise program improves pain and function in lateral elbow tendinopathy patients

Vol: 9| Issue: 4| Number:6| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Unsupervised Isometric Exercise versus Wait-and-See for Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Feb;52(2):287-295.

Contributing Authors:
B Vicenzino BK Coombes V Vuvan R Mellor LJ Heales

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Forty patients with unilateral lateral elbow tendinopathy were randomized to receive 8 weeks of an isometric exercise program or a wait-and-see approach. The primary outcomes of interest were the Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) and associated sub-scores, global rating of change and pain-free grip strength in the affected arm. Secondary outcomes of interest included pain at rest and w...

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