Hypertonic dextrose and morrhuate sodium injections (prolotherapy) for lateral epicondylosis (tennis elbow): Results of a single-blind, pilot-level, randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 587-596

  Rabago, David ^a   Lee, Ken S ^a   Ryan, Michael ^b   Chourasia, Amrish O ^c   Sesto, Mary E ^a   Zgierska, Aleksandra ^a   Kijowski, Rick ^a   Grettie, Jessica ^a   Wilson, John ^a   Miller, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral Epicondylosis; Prolotherapy; Randomized Controlled Trial; Tennis Elbow

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MORRHUATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM MORRHUATE; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84880812413     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31827d695f     Document Type: Article

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