Treatment Study of Steroid Injection and Physical Therapy for Acute Lateral Epicondylitis
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical effect of physiotherapy alone or
combined with corticosteroid injection in the initial treatment of lateral epicondylitis in a
primary care setting.
To find the short and long term effect of physiotherapy with Mill's manipulation, deep
friction massage and exercise therapy.
To ascertain wether the outcome is influenced by corticosteroid injection, which has been
shown to be of benefit alone in the short term?