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Repetitive and extensive/prolonged wrist bend/twisting and forearm movements were associated with incident cases of lateral and medial epicondylitis

Self-reported physical exposure association with medial and lateral epicondylitis incidence in a large longitudinal study Descatha A,et al. Show all Journal Occup Environ Med. 2013 Sep;70(9):670-3. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101341. Epub 2013 Jul 3. Affiliation Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Although previous studies have related occupational exposure and […]

The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Class IV (10 W) Laser Treatment for Epicondylitis

Lasers in Surgery & Medicine Volume 45, Issue 5, July 2013, p 311-317. Delia B. Roberts PhD, FACSM Abstract Background and Objective Photobiomodulation has been shown to modulate cellular protein production and stimulate tendon healing in a dose‐dependent manner. Previous studies have used class IIIb lasers with power outputs of less than 0.5 W. Here we […]

Does effectiveness of exercise therapy and mobilisation techniques offer guidance for the treatment of lateral and medial epicondylitis?

Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091990 Review Does effectiveness of exercise therapy and mobilisation techniques offer guidance for the treatment of lateral and medial epicondylitis? A systematic review Peter Hoogvliet Abstract Background Owing to the change in paradigm of the histological nature of epicondylitis, therapeutic modalities as exercises such as stretching and eccentric loading and mobilisation […]

Subclinical neck pain and the effects of cervical manipulation on elbow joint position sense

Haavik H J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 Feb;34(2):88-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.12.009. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to investigate whether elbow joint position sense (JPS) accuracy differs between participants with a history of subclinical neck pain (SCNP) and those with no neck complaints and to determine whether adjusting dysfunctional cervical segments in the SCNP […]