INTRODUCTION: Lateral epicondylitis commonly referred to as lateral elbow tendinopathy and/or tennis elbow, is one of the most common lesions of the elbow. Lateral epicondylitis is clinically defined as pain in the region of the lateral epicondyle, which is provoked by resisted use of the extensor muscle of the wrist such as extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL). Which causes pain and functional impairment and reduces productivity. The definite cause of Lateral epicondylitis is not yet known. OBJECTIVES: To find the effectiveness of ultrasound with strengthening in subjects with lateral epicondylitis and to find the effectiveness of progressive strengthening exercise program in subjects with lateral epicondylitis. PROCEDURE: A total of 50 subjects were selected for the study. Subjects meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited for the study. Then the patients were randomly assigned into two groups, A and B respectively, having 25 subjects in experimental group and 25 subjects in control group. CONCLUSION: The interventions in this study strengthening and ultrasound, strength training alone shows more effective in reduction of pain and the MMT whereas association between two groups shows statistically significant in pain reduction but there will be no change seen in MMT in the control group.

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