title: Chronic lateral humeral epicondylitis--a double-blind controlled assessment of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy.
abstract: Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) have been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinitis. As lateral humeral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) is a similar chronic tendon lesion, 30 patients with both clinical and thermographic evidence of tennis elbow were randomly allocated to receive either active or inactive PEMF therapy. Treatment was continued for a minimum period of eight weeks. At this time there was no statistical difference between the two groups.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055909:Magnetic Field Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013716:Tennis Elbow / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013817:Thermography