Manual Therapy, Exercise and Ultrasound Vs. Manual Therapy, Exercise, Ultrasound and Electric Dry Needling for Patients With Medial Epicondylalgia
Alabama Physical Therapy & Acupuncture
Summary
The purpose of this research is to compare two different approaches for treating patients with medial epicondylalgia: manual therapy, exercise and ultrasound and manual therapy, exercise, ultrasound and electric dry needling. Physical therapists commonly use all of these techniques to treat medial epicondylalgia. This study is attempting to find out if one treatment strategy is more effective than the other.
Description
Patients with medial epicondylalgia will be randomized to receive 8 treatments (2 treatments per week) over 4 weeks (8 treatments max) of either: 1. manual therapy, exercise and ultrasound or 2. manual therapy, exercise, ultrasound and electric dry needling
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult between18 and 60 years old that is able to speak English. 2. Report of at least 6 weeks of elbow (i.e. medial epicondyle) and ventral forearm pain, consistent with medial epicondylalgia. 3. Patient has not had physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic treatment or injections for elbow pain in the last 6 months. 4. Diagnosis of medial epicondylalgia, defined as the following:(Walz, 2010; Shin, 2019) 1. Tenderness is elicited by palpation of the insertion of the flexor-pronator mass (5-10 mm distal and anterior to the middle aspect of the medial epicondyle…
Interventions
- OtherElectric Dry Needling, Manual Therapy, Exercise and Ultrasound
Electric Dry Needling, Manual Therapy, Exercise and Ultrasound
- OtherManual Therapy, Exercise and Ultrasound
Electric Dry Needling, Manual Therapy, Exercise and Ultrasound vs. Manual Therapy, Exercise and Ultrasound
Location
- Mallers and Swoverland Orthopedic PTFort Wayne, Indiana