Effect of Cyriax physiotherapy and conventional ultrasound on lateral epicondylitis

Gouri Kalaskar, Indrani Gurjalwar, Pratik Phansopkar, Neha Chitale, Om C. Wadhokar, Sakshi P. Arora

Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

The disorder essentially inside the radio humeral joint with constant impairing pain in the elbow, is named as tendonitis, tennis elbow, lateral epicondylalgia or lateral epicondylitis. The precise explanation for tendonitis is not however, identified. It is quite common in people whose jobs demand recurring forearm movements (e.g., court game sportsmen and woodworkers). It is normally because of additional fast, wearisome, recurrent eccentric contractions and gliding joint griping activities. It normally affects dominant arm. The typical amount of associate degree episode of epicondylitis in span of six months and two years. In tennis elbow macroscopic and microscopic lesions appears within the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (ECRB) muscle. Effectiveness of the interventions on the pain and the functional improvement was assessed by VAS (visual analogue scale) and the Tennis Elbow Function Scale (TEFS) respectively. The findings of the study will greatly contribute for the evidence on the utilization of the Cyriax Physiotherapy in tennis elbow condition. A case of 22 years old female is discussed in the report who presented with pain and mild swelling in right elbow which was gradual in onset and due to which she had trembling hand while doing flexion and extension which was present since last two days. Through assessment, patient’s history and treatment have been discussed in the case study. This case study found that the therapeutic intervention had a positive impact on the patient's discomfort, range of motion, and activities of daily living (ADL).

Keywords:

Cyriax Physiotherapy, Ultrasound, Lateral Epicondylitis, Mill’s manipulation, Deep Friction Massage