Initial effects of elbow taping on pain-free grip strength and pressure pain threshold

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 400-407

  Vicenzino, Bill ^a   Brooksbank, Jane ^a   Minto, Joanne ^a   Offord, Sonia ^a   Paungmali, Aatit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epicondylitis; McConnell; Tendinosis; Tennis elbow; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELBOW DISEASE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYALGIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 0141705508     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.7.400     Document Type: Article

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