Elbow

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 […]