Physical therapy intervention versus corticosteroid injection for lateral elbow tendinopathy. Does slow and steady win the race? - A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lateral elbow tendinopathy is one of the most common chronic and degenerative diseases which significantly affects quality of life and the activities of daily living of a person. The following is a systematic review reporting a comparison between physical therapy intervention and corticosteroid injection for the treatment of lateral elbow tendinopathy.

Method

PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched using headings related to treatment options for Lateral elbow tendinopathy. The following keywords were used: lateral epicondylitis, physical therapy, and corticosteroid injection.

Result

We descriptively analyzed and reviewed a total of 12 studies including a total of 1253 patients for lateral elbow tendinopathy. The physical therapy intervention includ

SUBMITTER: Sharma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10901174 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature