Does effectiveness of exercise therapy and mobilization techniques offer guidance for the treatment of lateral and medial epicondylitis? A systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1112-1119

  Hoogvliet, Peter ^a   Randsdorp, Manon S ^a   Dingemanse, Rudi ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Huisstede, Bionka M A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIROPRACTIC; ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; ELBOW INJURY; EVIDENCE BASED REVIEWS; EXERCISE REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ECCENTRIC EXERCISE; ELBOW INJURIES; EVIDENCE BASED REVIEWS; EXERCISE REHABILITATION; INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS;

EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MASSAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84886584471     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091990     Document Type: Review

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