NCT06535594

Efficacy Of Laser Acupuncture Combined With Physiotherapy In Tennis Elbow Syndrome

The Potential Efficacy Of Laser Acupuncture Combined With Physiotherapy In Managing Pain And Improve The Elbow Active Range Of Motions Improve The Elbow Active Range Of Motion In 30 Tennis Elbow Syndrome Patients: A Pre - Post Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tennis Elbow (TE) syndrome affects 1 to 3% of adults annually. The burden of TE syndrome continues to increase annually due to repeated microtrauma to the forearm extensor tendon. Treatment mainly includes anti-inflammatory pain medications, physical therapy, shockwave therapy, Laser acupuncture therapy, topical nitrates, elbow braces, and corticosteroid injections. Surgery is considered for cases where conservative treatment fails, including open and arthroscopic surgery. Laser acupuncture (LA) is a new acupuncture technique using Laser beams to stimulate acupuncture points, offering a less invasive alternative to traditional needles and demonstrating therapeutic effectiveness. Recent Studies have shown that LA significantly improves pain in TE patients. Additionally, combining physical therapy for functional rehabilitation in treating TE syndrome plays an essential role in alleviating pain and restoring elbow joint function, preventing long-term stiffness. In practice, many hospitals apply a combination of LA and physical therapy to treat TE with considerable effectiveness, though it has not been thoroughly evidence-based. Given the limitations in evaluating treatment effectiveness and the lack of published research discussing the analgesic effects of LA for TE syndrome, as well as to enhance the effectiveness of combining TCM and modern medicine, the investigators conducted the study Pain Reduction and Range of Motion Improvement of LA Combined with Physical Therapy in Patients with TE syndrome.

Detailed description

Patients with Tennis Elbow syndrome who have main symptoms such as pain and tenderness at the lateral epicondyle or radial head will be registered for this study. They will be treated with a combination of Laser acupuncture and physical therapy. The intervention period is four weeks. Laser acupuncture and physical therapy will be performed five times a week. Data on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Active range of motion of the elbow joint, and side effects of Laser acupuncture and physical therapy will be recorded before the study and weekly for 4 weeks.

Conditions

• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Laser acupuncture	Laser acupuncture therapy will be performed five times a week for 4 weeks using laser beam. The acupoints on the ear that will be treated with laser acupuncture therapy are Zhouliao (LI12), Chize (LU5), Quchi (LI11), Shousanli (LI10) and Ashi.
OTHER	Physical therapy	Physical therapy method involved six elbow joint exercises. Patients performed the six exercises sequentially under guidance, each exercise performed five times, three times a day, gradually increasing weight until the movement was effective but below the pain threshold.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-09-01
• First posted: 2024-08-02
• Last updated: 2024-08-02