Efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and kinesiotaping in patients with lateral epicondylitis
ANNALS OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE, cilt.57, ss.185, 2014 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 57
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.670
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185
- Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Methods.–In this prospective-randomised, assessor blinded controlled trial, seventy eight patients were enrolled. Patients were allocated into 4 treatment groups: Group 1 received TENS and kinesiotaping (KT), group 2 received TENS+ sham KT, group 3 received sham TENS+ KT and group 4 received sham TENS+ sham KT. TENS was applied for 10 sessions and KT for 4 times in 10 days. Outcome measures were pain-free grip strength, pressure pain threshold, pain severity and patient rated tennis elbow evaluation for functional status. Patients were assessed at randomization, on day 10 and at 12th week of follow-up.
Results.–On day 10, TENS, KT combination treatments were statistically superior to sham group (P< 0.05). At week 12, all groups had statistically significant improvements compared to pre-treatment, however there were no significant differences among groups.