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| Author/Association: | Soderberg J, Grooten WJ, Ang BO |
| Title: | Effects of eccentric training on hand strength in subjects with lateral epicondylalgia: a randomized-controlled trial [with consumer summary] |
| Source: | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2012 Dec;22(6):797-803 |
| Method: | clinical trial |
| Method Score: | 6/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
| Consumer Summary: | PERSPECTIVES: Lateral epicondylalgia, or "tennis elbow", is a common overuse condition causing pain and disability for months or years. Few randomized-controlled trials have tackled the utility of eccentric training with clinically convenient measurements of functional status in subjects suffering from lateral epicondylalgia. The present trial indicates that a daily home regimen using the pain-free eccentric exercises described above can increase pain-free hand strength and reduce cases suffering from lateral epicondylalgia as followed over a short term. We believe this message is important for clinicians, athletes and health-care planners, particularly as the intervention was considered to be time-effective and realistic in this patient group. In addition, the regimen may -- we believe -- be used together with other treatment modalities. Importantly, some of the exercise members did not improve (or comply) well with the intervention. We believe, therefore, that early identification of subjects' pain mechanisms at risk of unfavorable follow-up outcome is important. Future study may add information on early prognosis regarding functional pain-free strength, consequences for daily life and help when addressing the individual patient in clinical work. |
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