Conservative Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: Brace Versus Physical Therapy or a Combination of Both - A Randomized Clinical Trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 462-469

  Struijs, P A A ^a   Kerkhoffs, G M M J ^a   Assendelft, W J J ^a   Van Dijk, C N ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brace; Conservative; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Tennis elbow; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; BRACES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242271288     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399703258714     Document Type: Article

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