Psychosocial Factors Related to Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis

Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com MOJ Orthop Rheumatol 2015, 3(2): 00090 superior to [the writer’s] non operative treatment methods” and this debate has continued to persist as more recent non operative and operative treatment options have emerged. Despite the lack of consensus with regards to an optimal treatment algorithm, our understanding of lateral elbow tendinosis has continue...

Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis of the Elbow.

Epicondylitis of the elbow involves pathologic alteration in the musculotendinous origins at the lateral or medial epicondyle. Although commonly referred to as "tennis elbow" when it occurs laterally and "golfer's elbow" when it occurs medially, the condition may in fact be caused by a variety of sports and occupational activities. The accurate diagnosis of these entities requires a thorough un...

Physical and psychosocial risk factors for lateral epicondylitis: a population based case-referent study.

AIMS To assess the importance of physical and psychosocial risk factors for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). METHODS Case-referent study of 267 new cases of tennis elbow and 388 referents from the background population enrolled from general practices in Ringkjoebing County, Denmark. RESULTS Manual job tasks were associated with tennis elbow (odds ratio (OR) 3.1, 95% confidence interval...

Lateral epicondylitis.

Treatment of lateral epicondylitis.

Lateral epicondylitis associated with cumulative trauma as seen in the clinical setting has usually involved long-term care with fair results. This paper describes the structured treatment program for lateral epicondylitis developed at the Michigan Hand Rehabilitation Center in Warren, Michigan. Results of the program, as reflected in five cases, have been a decrease in treatment time and a hig...