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Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2023

Effects of multidirectional elastic tape on pain and function in individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy: A randomised crossover trial.

Caitlin E Hill, Luke J Heales, Robert Stanton, Crystal O Kean

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evaluating tennis player performance based on different types of grip strength.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caitlin E HillSchool of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5566-9305
Luke J HealesSchool of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Robert StantonSchool of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Crystal O KeanSchool of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Central Queensland University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effects of multidirectional elastic tape on pain and function in individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy. STUDY

designRandomised crossover trial.

settingBiomechanics laboratory. SUBJECTS: 27 participants (11 females, mean (SD) age: 48.6 (11.9) years) with clinically diagnosed lateral elbow tendinopathy of at least six weeks' duration.

interventionsTensioned multidirectional elastic tape applied over the wrist, compared to control tape (untensioned), and no tape conditions. MAIN MEASURES: Pain-free grip strength and pressure pain threshold were recorded at three timepoints for each condition: baseline, post-application, and following an exercise circuit. Change scores were calculated as the post-application or post-exercise value minus baseline. Repeated-measure analyses of variance were used to examine differences between conditions.

resultsThere were no statistically significant differences in pain-free grip strength between conditions (flexed position: F

conclusionTensioned multidirectional elastic tape may not immediately improve pain-free grip strength or pressure pain threshold in our lateral elbow tendinopathy population; however, individual variation may exist.

Indexed as

Elbow TendinopathyMusculoskeletal DiseasesTennis ElbowCross-Over StudiesElbowFemaleHand StrengthHumansMiddle AgedPainBiomechanical tapehand grip strengthlateral epicondylalgiapain thresholdtennis elbow

Identifiers

PMID36727206
PMCPMC10291369
OpenAlexW4318918174

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