Effects of Mulligan and Cyriax Approach in Patients With Subacute Lateral Epicondylitis.

Effects of Mulligan and Cyriax Approach in Patients With Subacute Lateral Epicondylitis.

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a pain causing musculoskeletal disease which mainly occurs due to the over exertion or over use of extensors of wrist mainly ECRB and pain is felt at the origin of common extensor tendon. This study was focused to assess the effectiveness of cyriax approach and mulligan approach to improve the functional status of sub acute lateral epicondylitis patients through patient related tennis elbow evaluation form.

A total of 39 athletes with knee pain were recruited and randomly divided into two groups. 30 subjects fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were part of this trial, 15 in each group.The data was collected through general demographic questionnaire, PRTEE questionnaire to determine the level of pain and functional disability and Hand grip strength chart to measure grip strength while having epicondylitis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age group 20-50 years of both gender.
• Vas < 7
• Positive mills test and cozens test.
• Local tenderness on palpation over lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
• From sub-acute to chronic more than 2 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any previous pathology of bone around elbow.
• Corticosteroid injection in the preceeding 3 months.
• Absence of clinical signs of tennis elbow.
• Any other systemic illness like metabolic, metastatic, infective disorders.
• Any other neurological abnormalities.
• Allergies to Mulligan tape.