A retrospective study of the conservative treatment of tennis-elbow.
The files of 64 patients (70 tennis elbows) treated in our department because of tennis elbow complaints, were reviewed. The results showed injection with a corticosteroid preparation to be effective in alleviating the pain in the short term (91% improvement within 1 week), but the incidence of recurrence of symptoms to be high (51%) after an average period of 3 months). Physical therapy appeared to be less effective (47% improvement after an average of 6 weeks or 20 sessions), but recurrence of symptoms was far less frequent (5%).
Dijs
H
H
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Clinic of Antwerp, UIA.
Mortier
G
G
Driessens
M
M
De Ridder
A
A
Willems
J
J
De Vroey
T
T
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003972:Diathermy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones