Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

A study to compare the effects of moist heat therapy with ultrasonic therapy and ultrasonic therapy alone in lateral epicondylitis

  • Author:
  • Dheeraj Lamba, Swastika Verma, Kavita Basera, Meenakshi Taragi, Aditi Biswas
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 41 to 44

Dept. of Physiotherapy, IAHSET, Govt. Medical College Haldwani, Uttarakhand

Online published on 31 October, 2012.

Abstract

To compare different clinical methods for the treatment of tennis elbow.

To check out which modality is better for the treatment of tennis elbow.

There will be significant changes between the results of the two modalities used in the treatment of tennis elbow.

20 subjects with Tennis elbow participated in the study.

Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria subjects were included in the study. Convenient samplings was done for patients with random allocation into the following two groups.

GROUP A: (Control Group) Ultrasonic therapy (10 patients).

GROUP B: (Experimental Group) Ultrasonic with moist heat (10 patients).

The present study provides evidence that moist heat with ultrasonic therapy is more beneficial in treating pain and increasing functional activity in tennis elbow patient and can be used as a safe alternative in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Keywords

(ECRB) extensor carpi radialis brevis, (EDC) extensor digitorum communis, (EDL) extensor digitorum longus, VAS- Visual Analogue Scale, (UST) Ultrasonic therapy