Manipulation of the wrist for management of lateral epicondylitis: A randomized pilot study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 608-616

  Struijs, Peter A A ^a   Damen, Pieter Jan ^a   Bakker, Eric W P ^b   Blankevoort, Leendert ^a   Assendelft, Willem J J ^a   Van Dijk, C Niek ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Manipulation; Pilot study; Tennis elbow; Treatment; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; FRICTION MASSAGE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WRIST; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WRIST;

EID: 0037771364     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/83.7.608     Document Type: Article

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