Effectiveness of corticosteroid injections compared with physiotherapeutic interventions for lateral epicondylitis: A systematic review

Physiotherapy

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-265

  Barr, Steven ^a   Cerisola, Frances L ^b   Blanchard, Victoria ^c  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Tennis elbow; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRILOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; EXERCISE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; HAND STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TENNIS ELBOW; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 75349104016     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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