The elbow is a complex joint designed to withstand a wide range of dynamic exertional forces. The location and quality of elbow pain can generally localize the injury to one of the four anatomic regions: anterior, medial, lateral, or posterior. The history should include questions about the onset of pain, what the patient was doing when the pain started, and the type and frequency of athletic a...

background: lateral epicondylitis, also known as tennis elbow, is the most common overuse syndrome of the elbow. the severity of pain may not be directly caused by tendinopathy of wrist extensors since trigger points of the shoulder muscles have a referral zone in the arm and elbow. therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dry needling of shoulder myofascial trigger points ...

Introduction: Exercise is effective in improving pain and function lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET). One factor that may affect the efficacy of exercise adherence to prescribed program. However, consensus around measurement reporting trials for LET has not been formally addressed. This study aimed discover gaps direct future research targeted at enhancing way therapeutic measured, reported, inf...

Although elbow tendinopathy is the one of common diseases causing pain, ideal nonoperative treatment to provide long-term satisfaction has not been introduced. Recently, there significant interest in biological facilitate healing environment and tissue proliferation tendinopathy. Biological agents such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or stem cells are likely be established methods that can have t...