Steroid injections are not going to change the natural history of lateral epicondylitis. Yao and colleagues reported more than 90% of patients achieve symptom resolution in 12 to 18 months.

Randomised controlled trials were reviewed to evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of tennis elbow. Seven relevant trials were found, which ...

Objectives To present an evidence-based overview of the effectiveness of electrophysical modality treatments for both medial and lateral epicondylitis (LE). Methods Searches in PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL ...

Tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, occurs when a person strains the tendons in their forearm. Before trying these exercises, it is best to wait for any swelling to go down.

David Ring, MD, Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. In these situations, the hinged elbow fixator maintains a concentric reduction of the ulnohumeral articulation ...

After the initial procedure, subsequent procedures are often required every 48 to 72 hours and focus on debridement of devitalized tissue and wound closure. Often, secondary closure requires the ...

In this article, we have listed five effective exercises that specifically target and strengthen the lateral epicondyle tendon. The best part? You don't need any fancy equipment to do them!

Objectives To evaluate the current evidence for the efficacy of corticosteroid injection and non-electrotherapeutic physiotherapy compared with control for treating lateral epicondylitis. Design ...

corneal debridement During an interview with Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO, ahead of his lectures at Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX), he shared with dvm360 when veterinary professionals should be treating ...

A wide variety of debridement techniques are used in medicine, and for a severe wound or a wound that has difficulty healing, multiple types of these treatments may be used. For example, a serious ...

Often, the wound has not been appropriately treated, or there are underlying factors causing the slow healing. The provider may need to debride the wound, which involves removing dead tissue and ...