ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2012
Effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the newly diagnosed lateral or medial epicondylitis.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03074500 (A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Kinesiology Taping With Exercise, Sham Taping With Exercise and Exercise Alone for Lateral Epicondylitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Kinesiology Taping With Exercise, Sham Taping With Exercise and Exercise Alone for Lateral Epicondylitis
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with tennis elbow: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for orthopedic conditions: a systematic review on studies listed in the PEDro database.British medical bulletin · 2015Pooled it
- Focused shock wave and ultrasound therapies in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis - a randomized control trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Comparison of ultrasound and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in lateral epicondylosis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2018Trial
- Does Kinesiotaping improve pain and functionality in patients with newly diagnosed lateral epicondylitis?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Trial
- Deep Friction Massage Versus Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Trial
- Case Report: Application of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in medial epicondylitis with concomitant ulnar nerve instability: a case series with long-term follow-up.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Recent Nonoperative Treatment of Elbow Pain.Ewha medical journal · 2023Review
- [Treatment of lateral and medial epicondylopathy : Are platelet-rich plasma, shock wave therapy, etc. effective for both?]Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Comparison of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy with ultrasound therapy in patients with lateral epicondylitis.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2020Article
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Treatment in Upper Limb Diseases: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis, Lonely or in Combination with Topical Corticosteroid; Which Approach is Superior?Galen medical journal · 2020Article
- Elbow Common Flexor Tendon Repair Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2019Article
- Comparison of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy and wrist-extensor splint application in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a prospective randomized controlled study.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
- Comparison of the effectiveness of local corticosteroid injection and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with lateral epicondylitis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Focused and Radial Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Study.Journal of human kinetics · 2015Article
- Short- to mid-term follow-up effectiveness of US-guided focal extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of elbow lateral epicondylitis.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2015Observational
- Mechanical Stimulation (Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields "PEMF" and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy "ESWT") and Tendon Regeneration: A Possible Alternative.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2015Review
- Radial Shock Wave Devices Generate Cavitation.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for patients newly diagnosed with lateral or medial epicondylitis, compared to local steroid injection.
methodAn analysis was conducted of twenty-two patients who were newly confirmed as lateral or medial epicondylitis through medical history and physical examination. The ESWT group (n=12) was treated once a week for 3 weeks using low energy (0.06-0.12 mJ/mm(2), 2,000 shocks), while the local steroid injection group (n=10) was treated once with triamcinolone 10 mg mixed with 1% lidocaine solution. Nirschl score and 100 point score were assessed before and after the treatments of 1st, 2nd, 4th and 8th week. And Roles and Maudsley score was assessed one and eight weeks after the treatments.
resultsBoth groups showed significant improvement in Nirschl score and 100 point score during the entire period. The local steroid injection group improved more in Nirschl score at the first week and in 100 point score at the first 2 weeks, compared to those of the ESWT group. But the proportion of excellent and good grades of Roles and Maudsley score in the ESWT group increased more than that of local steroid injection group by the final 8th week.
conclusionThe ESWT group improved as much as the local steroid injection group as treatment for medial and lateral epicondylitis. Therefore, ESWT can be a useful treatment option in patients for whom local steroid injection is difficult.
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