Influence of Proximal Motor Control in treating Lateral Epicondylitis | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy | ||||
| Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2024 PDF (396.71 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejpt.2023.200306.1126 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Shereen Mohamed Othman  1; salwa fadl Abd El mageed2; Hamed Mohamed Elkhozamy3
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| 1Department of Physical Therapy for musculoskeletal disorders and its surgeries, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders & its Surgeries, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
| 3Department of Physical Therapy for orthopedic, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Purpose: The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of proximal motor control including scapular muscles strength added to conventional physical therapy on pain, hand grip strength and arm function in patients with LE. Methods: Fifty-two patients with chronic LE were divided into 2 equal groups, group A received scapular muscles (lower trapezius, middle trapezius and serratus anterior) strength added to traditional physical therapy (pulsed ultrasound, static stretching of extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) muscle and eccentric exercises of wrist extensors) while group B received traditional physical therapy only. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between groups in pain (effect size = 2.46), function (effect size = 2.69) and hand grip strength ( effect size = 0.96) (p-value = 0.001) and there was a significant difference within groups post trearment compared with that pre treatment (p-value = 0.001). Conclusion: Adding proximal motor control including scapular muscles strength to conventional physical therapy program decreased pain, increased hand grip strength and improved function significantly in patients with LE. Keywords: Lateral Epicondylitis, Scapular muscles strength, Kinetic chain theory, Proximal motor control. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Lateral Epicondylitis; Scapular muscles strength; Kinetic chain theory; Proximal motor control | ||||
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