Open AccessLateral elbow tendinopathy: Evidence of physiotherapy management
Author(s) -
Dimitrios Stasinopoulos
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v7.i8.463
Subject(s) - medicine , electrotherapy , tendinopathy , physical therapy , acupuncture , rehabilitation , modalities , physical medicine and rehabilitation , elbow , manual therapy , elbow pain , tennis elbow , alternative medicine , tendon , surgery , pathology , social science , sociology
Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is a common musculoskeletal/sports injury. A plethora of physiotherapy techniques has been proposed in the management of LET. The exercise programme is the most common treatment in the management of LET. The optimal protocol of exercise programme is still unknown. The effectiveness of the exercise programme is low when it is applied as monotherapy. Therefore, exercise programme is combined with other physiotherapy modalities such as soft tissue techniques, external support, acupuncture, manual therapy and electrotherapy, in the treatment of LET. Future research is needed to determine which treatment strategy combined with exercise programme will provide the best results in LET rehabilitation.