NCT04023279

Effects of Myofascial Release and TENS Over Pain, Hand Prehensile Strength and Functionality of Superior Extremity in Women With Lateral Epicondylalgia

Effects of Myofascial Release of the Brachial Biceps and TENS Over the Elbow Pain, Hand Prehensile Strength and Functionality of Superior Extremity in Women With Symptomatology of Chronic Lateral Epicondylalgia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fernanda Merino Alvarez · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 30 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluated the additive effect of myofascial release therapy on the brachial biceps on conventional management (TENS) in pain intensity, hand prehensile strength and upper limb functionality of individuals with lateral epicondylalgia.

Detailed description

This study determined the additive effect of the myofascial release therapy of brachial biceps on TENS in the variables pain intensity, hand prehensile strength and upper limb functionality of individuals with lateral epicondylalgia, compared to a group that received only TENS. This was done in a sample of 32 individuals, assigned in two groups: group A that received an application of TENS and group B that received an application of TENS plus myofascial release therapy. Contrary to the hypothesis, the application of myofascial release therapy added to the application of TENS proved to generate a significant change only in the prehensile hand force with respect to the group that received only TENS.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Manipulations

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	TENS	100 Hz and 100 usec for 20 minutes
OTHER	Myofascial therapy	Seven to fifteen transverse sliding repetitions and three repetitions of longitudinal sliding of myofascial release therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-24
• Primary completion: 2018-10-22
• Completion: 2018-12-20
• First posted: 2019-07-17
• Last updated: 2019-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Chile