Effect of Mulligan Mobilization with Movement (MWM) in the Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis: 24 Weeks Follow-up Study

To compare the effect of Mulligan Mobilization with Movement (MWM) and Hydrocortisone injection in the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis: A 24 weeks follow up study.

To assess pre and post treatment Pain Status at rest, during any two or three most painful activities and post-activity on visual analogue scale (VAS), pre and post treatment Functional activities using Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH), Pain and Functional activities on each follow up for the period of 24 weeks and compare the status of improvement in patients treated with Mulligan Movement With Mobilization (MWM) and patients given Hydrocortisone injection.

Study design is an Experimental Prospective study and was conducted in Physiotherapy Outpatient Department, Public Sector Hospital in collaboration with Orthopedic Department of the Hospital with sample size of 30. Patients were divided into group A and group B. Group A treated with hydrocortisone injection and Group B treated with MWM. Pre and post treatment parameters were checked.

Changes in mean score of VAS and DASH were calculated between baseline and each month follow-up. One-way ANOVA test and p-value of less than 0.05-significant were used.

Mulligan Mobilization with Movement (MWM) proved to be more effective than hydrocortisone injection in the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylitis.