How effective is proprioception exercise on pain, grip force, dexterity and proprioception of elbow joint in patients with tennis elbow? A randomized controlled trial

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JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.10.035

N. Mollazehi , M. Mohamadi , S. Rezaeian , M. Razeghi

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Abstract

Background

Patients with tennis elbow (TE) disorder suffer from proprioception deficits alongside other symptoms, which usually is neglected to be targeted in different physiotherapy protocols. This study aimed to investigate the effects of proprioception exercises on treatment outcomes.

Methods

In this RCT, 14 males and 30 females TE volunteered patients were randomly divided into two intervention (IG) and control (CG) groups, in which CG received routine physiotherapy, while IG underwent further proprioception exercises for 18 sessions within six weeks. Pain, function, grip force, dexterity, and proprioception of elbow joint were evaluated using Patient-Rated Elbow Evaluation (PREE) questionnaire, handheld dynamometer, Purdue Pegboard, and isokinetic dynamometer, respectively.

Results

A significant within group improvement was observed in terms of pain (IG: 49.93%, CG: 42.75%), function (IG: 61.9%, CG: 48.95%), grip force (IG: 22.1% CG: 16.9%), dexterity (IG: 18.96% CG: 11.82%), active joint position error (IG: 32.99, CG: 7.33 %), and the threshold to detection of passive motion (TTDPM) for both groups (IG: 24.35, CG: 24.86%) in both groups after treatment as compared to before treatment (p < .0001), with no statistically significant differences between the groups for these variables except for active joint position error, which showed a significant reduction in the IG (p < .02).

Conclusion

It could be concluded that proprioception exercises has a limited added value on routine physiotherapy it terms of pain, function, grip force, and dexterity. However, adding proprioception exercises found to be beneficial for improving variables determining joint position sense.

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本体感觉训练对网球肘患者的疼痛、握力、灵活性和肘关节本体感觉的效果如何？随机对照试验

背景网球肘（TE）患者在出现其他症状的同时还伴有本体感觉障碍，这通常被不同的物理治疗方案所忽视。本研究旨在探讨本体感觉训练对治疗效果的影响。方法在这项研究中，14 名男性和 30 名女性网球肘患者自愿被随机分为干预组（IG）和对照组（CG），CG 组接受常规物理治疗，而 IG 组则在六周内接受 18 次本体感觉训练。分别使用患者肘部评价（PREE）问卷、手持测力计、Purdue Pegboard和等动式测力计对肘关节的疼痛、功能、握力、灵活性和本体感觉进行评估。结果在疼痛（IG：49.93%，CG：42.75%）、功能（IG：61.9%，CG：48.95%）、握力（IG：22.1%，CG：16.9%）、灵活性（IG：18.96%，CG：11.82%）、主动关节位置误差（IG：32.99，CG：7.结论可以得出结论，在疼痛、功能、握力和灵活性方面，本体感觉练习对常规物理治疗的附加值有限。然而，增加本体感觉练习对改善关节位置感变量是有益的。

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133

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321 days

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