Treating lateral epicondylitis with corticosteroid injections or non-electrotherapeutical physiotherapy: A systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Olaussen, Morten ^a   Holmedal, Oeystein ^a   Lindbaek, Morten ^a   Brage, Soeren ^a   Solvang, Hiroko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; ETOFENAMATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PRILOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; STRETCHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENNIS ELBOW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84887884967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003564     Document Type: Article

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