1. Effects of a Conventional Treatment Plus Scapular Exercises Program in Patients With Chronic Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Pre-Post Single-Group Study.
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Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Héctor, Estrella-Flores, Evelin, Cuyul-Vásquez, Iván, Jorquera-Aguilera, Rene, López-Gil, José Francisco, and Araya-Quintanilla, Felipe
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TENNIS elbow treatment , *CHRONIC disease treatment , *MEDICINE , *TENDINOPATHY , *GRIP strength , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CLINICAL trials , *CHRONIC diseases , *EXERCISE physiology , *MOVEMENT disorders , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *SCAPULA , *ELBOW , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *COMBINED modality therapy , *DATA analysis software , *EXERCISE therapy , *TENNIS elbow , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Background: Weakness of the shoulder girdle muscles has been reported in patients with chronic lateral elbow tendinopathy. The aim of this study was to assess the short- and long-term effects of a conventional treatment plus scapular exercises program in patients with chronic lateral elbow tendinopathy. Methods: A single-group prestudy and poststudy were conducted. The primary outcome was the Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation questionnaire score. Secondary outcomes were grip strength; Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire score; Visual Analogue Scale score at rest and at grip, and presence of scapular dyskinesis. Results: A total of 65 patients (72.3% females), with a mean age of 41.8 years, were analyzed. At the end of 6 weeks, the results showed clinically and statistically significant differences (P< .05). At 1-year follow-up, the differences were: Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation -31 points (P<.001); grip strength +33.6% (P<.001); Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand -34.2 points (P < .001); Visual Analogue Scale at rest -2.5 cm (P < .001); and Visual Analogue Scale at grip -2.3 cm (P < .001). Conclusion: At the end of 6 weeks and at 1-year follow-up, conventional treatment plus scapular exercises program showed statistically and clinically significant differences in all functional outcomes assessed in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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