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

Fernanda Merino Alvarez

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Manipulations

Treatments: Other: Myofascial therapy; Other: TENS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04023279

UniversidadNAB

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female between 30 and 50 years old.
• Belong to the administrative staff of the university in question
• Have a symptomatic diagnosis of chronic lateral epicondylitis (> 6 weeks)

Exclusion criteria

• Being pregnant
• Have done moderate or intense aerobic or anaerobic sport activities of any kind 72 hours before the registrations
• Have an orthopedic, rheumatologic, neuropsychiatric or associated comorbidities diagnosed.
• Have suffered a fracture or trauma involving the upper extremity 4 months before the intervention.
• Be in medical, pharmacological or kinesthetic treatment during the intervention or 2 weeks before this.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

TENS

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional TENS of 100 Hz and 100 usec for 20 minutes

Treatment:

Other: TENS

Myofascial Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional TENS of 100 Hz and 100 usec for 20 minutes plus myofascial release therapy in the brachial biceps; Seven to fifteen transverse sliding repetitions and three repetitions of longitudinal sliding

Treatment:

Other: TENS

Other: Myofascial therapy