A new integrative model of lateral epicondylalgia

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-258

  Coombes, B K ^a   Bisset, L ^b,c   Vicenzino, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLIDOCANOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GRIP STRENGTH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENNIS ELBOW; WEAKNESS;

ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; TENDINOPATHY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65349183423     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.052738     Document Type: Review

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