Comparison of Different Physical Therapy Modalities in Lateral Epicondylitis

Comparison Of The Effects Of Kinesiotaping And High Intensity Laser Therapy In Patients With Lateral Epicondylitis: A Randomized Controlled Study

Comparison of the effects of kinesiotaping and high intensity laser therapy in patients with lateral epicondylitis: a randomized controlled study

In this study, it was aimed to compare the effects of exercise therapy, kinesiology taping and high-intensity laser therapy on pain, muscle strength and functional status in patients with LE. Patients who applied to the outpatient clinic of the Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic due to elbow pain and were diagnosed with unilateral LE will be included. The study was planned as randomized, prospective and controlled. Patients will be randomized using a random (randomized) numbers table and distributed equally to the groups. Only exercise will be applied to the first group, high-intensity laser therapy and exercise to the second group, and kinesiology taping and exercise treatments to the third group. Sixty people will be included in the study. Patients will be evaluated before treatment, immediately after treatment, and at 4 weeks post-treatment. In the evaluation of the patients, the severity of pain during rest and activity measured with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH), Patient Based Lateral Epicondylitis Evaluation Test - Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE), Jamar' Hand grip strength will be evaluated with the hand dynamometer.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Volunteer patients diagnosed with unilateral lateral epicondylitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have previously received treatment for lateral epicondylitis
• Current extremity fracture or surgical history
• Presence of congenital deformity in the upper extremity
• Cervical radiculopathy, myelopathy, plexopathy, entrapment neuropathies
• Presence of neurological disease such as stroke, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and muscle disease
• Presence of skin lesion, infection and open wound on the affected extremity
• Presence of metal implant in the affected extremity
• Rheumatological disease
• Pregnancy
• Pacemaker presence
• Malignancy
• Cognitive dysfunction
• Presence of psychiatric illness