Examining The Efficacy Of Scapular Exercises On Pain And Function İn Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

Examining The Efficacy Of Scapular Exercises On Pain, Muscle Activation And Function İn Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis

We aimed to investigate the effect of scapular exercises on pain and functioning in patients with lateral epicondylitis to achieve a more accurate result by using little-used EMG between scapula and elbow muscles in the literature besides ongoing classical measurements and evaluations.

Thirty patients who participated in the study were randomly divided into two groups. First group (n=15), conventional physiotherapy program and exercise, second group (n=15), in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program and exercises, scapula exercises were applied. Patients were evaluated before and after treatment by VAS, algometer, hand dynamometer, EMG, UEFS, PRTEE and DASH questionnaires.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cases diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis by the physician and decided to receive conservative treatment
• Not receiving NSAID or other medical treatment
• Untreated Lateral Epicondylitis for the last 6 months
• Cases with age range 18-75
• Patients with pain and tenderness for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• People with pacemakers or cardiac arrhythmias
• Tumoral disease
• Pregnant women
• Head and neck, elbow, scapula joint pathologies
• Acute infection
• Nerve or nerve root compression
• Other musculoskeletal problems