Tissue Flossing in Tennis Elbow Patients (FLOSS)

University of Jaén

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tennis Elbow

Treatments: Other: Tissue flossing; Other: Placebo comparator

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03834077

Ujaenflossing

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present intervention is to determine the effectiveness of the application of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow

Full description

The application of tissue flossing has been deemed to provide beneficial results in patients with ankle range of motion limitation. Although, tissue flossing is widely extended among athletes due to its effectiveness in pain, function and range of motion, the evidence is limited.

The aim of the present protocol is to determine the effectiveness of tissue flossing in patients with tennis elbow.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elbow pain for at least 6 weeks and satisfy the widely accepted diagnostic criteria of lateral epicondylalgia.
• Diagnostic criteria are pain over the lateral humeral epicondyle that is provoked by gripping activities.
• Reduced grip strength and increased sensitivity to manual palpation over the lateral epicondyle.
• Pain with stretching or contraction of the wrist extensor muscles.

Exclusion criteria

• Upper limb fractures, surgery or concomitant disease.
• Red flags presence.
• Mental disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Tissue flossing

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional physiotherapy consisted in electrotherapy and stretching in addition to tissue flossing.

Treatment:

Other: Tissue flossing

Placebo comparator

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Conventional physiotherapy consisted in electrotherapy and stretching in addition with tissue flossing without tension.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo comparator