Comparison of effects of a home exercise programme and a supervised exercise programme for the management of lateral elbow tendinopathy

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 579-583

  Stasinopoulos, D ^a,b,c   Stasinopoulos, I ^a   Pantelis, M ^d   Stasinopoulou, K ^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

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TENDINITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ELBOW JOINT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 77953857228     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.049759     Document Type: Article

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