Role of the eccentric exercise in the functional reeducation of lateral epicondylitis: A randomised controlled clinical trial;L'esercizio eccentrico nella rieducazione funzionale dell' epicondilite: Studio randomizzato controllato

Medicina dello Sport

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-113

  Selvanetti, A ^a,c   Barrucci, A ^a   Antonaci, A ^a   Martinez, P ^a   Marra, S ^a   Necozione, S ^b  

^a Ctro di Riabilit Medical Corner   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c Ctro di Riabilit Medical Corner   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Eccentric physical exercise; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; ORTHOTICS; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0038156948     PISSN: 00257826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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