Muscle Energy Technique Versus Corticosteroid Injection for Management of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis: Randomized Controlled Trial With 1-Year Follow-up Sami Küçükşen, MD, Halim Yilmaz, MD, Ali Sallı, MD, Hatice Uğurlu, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 94, Issue 11, Pages 2068-2074 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022 Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 MET for lateral epicondylitis. The patient's elbow is stabilized with 1 hand (star). The forearm is supinated with the operator's other hand until resistance or discomfort is detected. The patient performs an isometric effort of forearm pronation against the unyielding counterforce of the therapist for 5 seconds. Immediately afterward, the forearm supination is increased until resistance is met once again. After a period of 5 seconds of relaxation, the procedure is repeated 3 to 5 times during a single treatment session. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 2068-2074DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Flow diagram of participants through each stage of the study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 2068-2074DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 The course of the PFGS scores across the study (affected side is presented as percentage of the unaffected side). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 2068-2074DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 The course of the VAS pain scores across the study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 2068-2074DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 The course of the DASH scores across the study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013 94, 2068-2074DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2013.05.022) Copyright © 2013 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions