Comparing the effects of exercise program and low-level laser therapy with exercise program and polarized polychromatic non-coherent light (bioptron light) on the treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 513-520

  Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios ^a,b,c   Stasinopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Pantelis, Manias ^d   Stasinopoulou, Kalliopi ^a  

^a Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre   (Greece)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TEI Lamias ^*  (Greece)

^d Private Clinic   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPTRON LIGHT; CONTINUOUS MODE; EXERCISE PROGRAMS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NON-COHERENT LIGHT; POWER DENSITIES; TENDINOPATHY;

GALLIUM; LASER SURGERY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LASERS; LIGHTING FIXTURES;

COHERENT LIGHT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW INJURY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; STUDENT T TEST; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650925208     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2281     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Haker, E. (1993). Lateral epicondylalgia: diagnosis, treatment and evaluation. Crit. Rev. Phys. Rehabil. Med. 5, 129-154.
2. Vicenzino, B., and Wright, A. (1996). Lateral epicondylalgia. I. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, aetiology and natural history. Phys. Ther. Rev. 1, 23-34.
3. Stasinopoulos, D., and Johnson, I.M. (2006). Lateral elbow tendinopathy is the most appropriate diagnostic term for the condition commonly referred to as lateral epicondylitis. Med. Hypotheses 67, 1399-1401.
4. Kraushaar, B., and Nirschl, R. (1999). Current concepts review - tendinosis of the elbow (tennis elbow). Clinical features and findings of histological immunohistochemical and electron microscopy studies. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am. 81, 259-285.
5. Trudel, D., Duley, J., Zastrow, I., et al. (2004). Rehabilitations for patients with lateral epicondylitis a systematic review. J. Hand Ther. 17, 243-266.
6. Stasinopoulos, D., and Johnson, M.I. (2004). Physiotherapy and tennis elbow/lateral epicondylitis. BMJ. http://bmj .com/cgi/eletters/327/7410/ 329#73306.
7. Smidt, N., Assendelft, W., and Arola, H., et al. (2003). Effectiveness of physiotherapy for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review. Ann. Med. 35, 51-62.
8. Stasinopoulos, D., and Johnson, M.I. (2005). Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for tennis elbow: a review. Br. J. Sports Med. 39, 132-136.
9. Labelle, H., Guibert, R., Joncas, J., Newman, N., Fallaha, M., and Rivard, C. (1992). Lack of scientific evidence for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis of the elbow: an attempted meta-analysis. J. Bone Joint Surg. 74, 646-651.
10. Smidt, N., Assendelft, W., Arola, H,. et al. (2003). Effectiveness of physiotherapy for lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review. Ann. Med. 35, 51-62.
11. Bisset, L., Paungmali, A., Vicenzino, B., and Beller, E. (2005). A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials on physical interventions for lateral epicondylalgia. Br. J. Sports Med. 39, 411-422.
12. Wright, A., and Vicenzino, B. (1997). Lateral epicondylalgia. II. Therapeutic management. Phys. Ther. Rev. 2, 39-48.
13. Manias, P., and Stasinopoulos, D. (2006). A controlled clinical pilot trial to study the effectiveness of ice as a supplement to the exercise programme for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy. Br J Sports Med. 40, 81-85.
14. Stasinopoulos, D., and Stasinopoulos, I. (2006). Comparison of effects of Cyriax physiotherapy, a supervised exercise programme and polarized polychromatic non-coherent light (Bioptron light) for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis. Clin. Rehabil. 20, 12-23.
15. Purdam, C.R., Johnsson, P., Alfredson, H., et al. (2004). A pilot study of the eccentric decline squat in the management of painful chronic patellar tendinopathy. Br. J. Sports Med. 38, 395-397.
16. Stasinopoulos, D., and Stasinopoulos, I. (2004). Comparison of effects of exercise programme, pulsed ultrasound and transverse friction in the treatment of chronic patellar tendinopathy. Clin. Rehabil. 18, 347-352.
17. Jonsson, P., and Alfredson, H. (2005). Superior results with eccentric compared to concentric quadriceps training in patients with jumper's knee: a prospective randomised study. Br. J. Sports Med. 39, 847-850.
18. Young, M.A., Cook, J.L., Purdam, C.R., Kiss, Z.S., and Alfredson, H. (2005). Eccentric decline squat protocol offers superior results at 12 months compared with traditional eccentric protocol for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball players. Br. J. Sports Med. 39, 102-105.
19. Bahr, R., Fossan, B., Loken, S., and Engebresten, L. (2006). Surgical treatment compared with eccentric training for patellar tendinopathy (Jumper's knee). JBJS AM 88-A, 1689-1698.
20. Alfredson, H., Pietila, T., Johnson, P., et al. (1998). Heavy-load eccentric calf muscle training for the treatment of chronic Achilles tendinosis. Am. J. Sports Med. 26, 360-366.
21. Mafi, N., Lorentzon, R., and Alfredson, H. (2001). Superior short-term results with eccentric calf muscle training compared to concentric training in a randomized prospective multicenter study on patients with chronic Achilles tendinosis. Knee Surg. Sports Traumatol. Arthrosc. 9, 42-47.
22. Niesen-Vertommen, S.L., Taunton, J.E., Clement, D.B., et al. (1992). The effect of eccentric versus concentric exercise in the management of Achilles tendonitis. Clin. J. Sports Med. 2, 109-113.
23. Ohberg, L., Lorentzon, R., and Alfredson, H. (2004). Eccentric training in patients with Achilles tendinosis: normalized tendon structure and decreased thickness at follow up. Br. J. Sports Med. 38, 8-11.
24. Roos, E.M., Engstrom, M., Lagerquist, A., et al. (2004). Clinical improvement after 6 weeks of eccentric exercises in patients with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy: a randomised trial with 1-year follow-up. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 14, 286-295.
25. Silbernager, K.G., Thomee, R., Thomee, P., et al. (2001). Eccentric overload training with chronic Achilles tendon pain: a randomized controlled study with reliability testing of the evaluation methods. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 11, 197-206.
26. Stasinopoulos, D., and Johnson, M.I. (2002). Treatment/ management for tendinopathy. Rapid response to Khan et al. (2002) article Time to abandon the 'tendinitis' myth. BMJ. 324, 626-627.
27. Bjordal, J., Couppé, C., and Ljunggreen, A. (2001). Low level laser therapy for tendinopathy: evidence of a dose-response pattern. Phys. Ther. Rev. 6, 91-99.
28. Stergioulas, A. (2007). Effects of low-level laser and plyometric exercises in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis. Photomed. Laser Surg. 25, 205-213.
29. Stergioulas, A., Stergioulas, M., Aarskog, R., Lopes-Martins, R.A.B., and Bjordal, J. (2008). Effects of low-level laser therapy and eccentric exercises in the treatment of recreational athletes with chronic achilles tendinopathy. Photomed. Laser Surg. 25, 205-213.
30. Stasinopoulos, D.I., and Johnson, M.I. (2005). Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for lateral elbow tendinopathy. Photomed. Laser Surg. 23, 25-30.
31. Maher, S. (2006). Clinical question: Is low level laser therapy effective in the management of lateral epicondylitis? Phys. Ther. 86, 1161-1167.
32. Stasinopoulos, D., and Johnson, M.I. (2003). Polarised polychromatic non-coherent light (Bioptron light) and tennis elbow=lateral epicondylitis. Letter. Rapid response to Mellor S. (2003) article Treatment of tennis elbow: the evidence. BMJ. 327, 330.
33. Vasseljen, O. (1992). Low-level laser versus traditional physiotherapy in the treatment of tennis elbow. Physiotherapy 78, 329-334.
34. Pienimaki, T., Tarvainen, T., Siira, P., et al. (1996). Progressive strengthening and stretching exercises and ultrasound for chronic lateral epicondylitis. Physiotherapy 82, 522-530.
35. Bjordal, J.M., Couppe, C., and Chow, R.T. (2003). A systematic review of low level laser therapy with location-specific doses for pain from chronic joint disorders. Aust. J. Physiother. 49, 107-116.
36. Stasinopoulos, I. (1990). The use of polarised polychromatic non-coherent light (Bioptron light) in rheumatology. Bioptron light therapy booklet.
37. Stasinopoulos, D. (2005). The use of polarised polychromatic non-coherent light as therapy for acute tennis elbow/lateral epicondylalgia: a pilot study. Photomed. Laser Surg. 23, 66-69.
38. Stratford, P., Levy, D., Gauldie, S., et al. (1987). Extensor carpi radialis tendonitis: a validation of selected outcome measures. Physiotherapy Canada 39, 250-255.
39. Vicenzino, B., Paungmali, A., Buratowski, S., and Wright, A. (2001). Specific manipulative therapy treatment for chronic lateral epicondylalgia produces unique characteristic hypoalgesia. Man. Ther. 6, 205-212.
40. Hawary, R., Stanish, W., and Curwin, S. (1997). Rehabilitation of tendon injuries in sport. Sports Med. 24, 347-358.
41. Khan, K.M., Cook, J.L., Kannus, P., et al. (2002). Time to abandon the ''tendonitis'' myth. BMJ 324, 626-627.
42. Khan, K., Cook, J., Taunton, J., et al. (2000). Overuse tendinosis, not tendinitis: a new paradigm for a difficult clinical problem. Phys. Sportsmed. 28, 38-48.
43. Ohberg, L., Lorentzon, R., and Alfredson, H. (2001). Neovascularisation in Achilles tendons with painful tendinosis but not in normal tendons: an ultrasonographic investigation. Knee Surg. Sports Traumatol. Arthrosc. 9, 233-238.
44. Vilarta, R., and Vidal, B.D.C. (1989). Anisotropic and biomechanical properties of tendons modified by exercise and denervation: aggregation and macromolecular order in collagen bundles. Matrix 9, 55-61.
45. Cannell, L., Taunton, J., Clement, D., et al. (2001). A randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of drop squats or leg extension/leg curls to treat clinically diagnosed jumper's knee in athletes: a pilot study. Br. J. Sports Med. 35, 60-64.
46. Jensen, K., and Di Fabio, R. (1989). Evaluation of eccentric exercise in treatment of patellar tendinitis. Phys. Ther. 69, 211-216.
47. Goldman, J.A. (1981). Investigative studies of laser technology in rheumatology and immunology, in: Biomedical Laser Technology Clinical Applications. New York: Springer Verlag.
48. Carnevalli, C.M., Soares, C.P., Zangaro, R.A., Pinheiro, A.L., and Silva, N.S. (2003). Laser light prevents apoptosis in Cho K-1 cell line. J. Clin. Laser Med. Surg. 21, 193-196.
49. Loevschall, H., and Arenholt-Bindslev, D. (1994). Effect of low level diode laser irradiation of human oral mucosa fibroblasts in vitro. Lasers Surg. Med. 14, 347-354.
50. Reddy, G.K., Stehno-Bittel, L., and Enwemeka, C.S. (1998). Laser photostimulation of collagen production in healing rabbit Achilles tendons. Lasers Surg. Med. 22, 281-287.
51. Verhaar, J., Walenkamp, H., Mameren, H., et al. (1996). Local corticosteroid injection versus Cyriax-type physiotherapy for tennis elbow. J. Bone Joint Surg. [Br.] 78, 128-132.