Comparison of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy with ultrasound therapy in patients with lateral epicondylitis
Comparison of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy with ultrasound therapy in patients with lateral epicondylitis
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DOI：
10.1007/s10396-019-01002-9
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Panoutsopoulos, Georgios, I
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作者：
Dedes, Vasileios;Tzirogiannis, Konstantinos;Panoutsopoulos, Georgios, I
目的：肱骨外上髁炎患者由于疼痛导致活动能力下降。本研究的目的是比较冲击波和超声治疗外上髁炎患者的疗效。方法冲击波组117例，超声组63例，对照组18例。使用“伯罗奔尼撒大学疼痛、功能和生活质量问卷”，在治疗前、治疗后和4周随访时，采用5分Likert量表评价疼痛、功能和生活质量。结果冲击波组和超声组在治疗后（p < 0.001）和4周随访时（p <0.001）疼痛减轻，功能和生活质量改善，但超声组的结果不如冲击波组明显（p < 0.001）。结论放射状冲击波和超声治疗肱骨外上髁炎疗效显著。然而，超声治疗不如冲击波治疗有效。
Purpose Patients suffering from lateral epicondylitis exhibit diminished mobility due to pain. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of both shockwave and ultrasound therapies in patients with lateral epicondylitis. Methods The shockwave group consisted of 117 patients, 63 patients constituted the ultrasound group, and 18 patients made up the control group. The "University of Peloponnese Pain, Functionality and Quality of Life Questionnaire" was used for the evaluation of pain, functionality, and quality of life on a five-point Likert scale, pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at 4-week follow-up. Results The pain was reduced and the functionality and quality of life were improved in both the shockwave and ultrasound groups post-treatment (p < 0.001) and at 4-week follow-up (p < 0.001), but the results in the ultrasound group were not as pronounced as in the shockwave group (p < 0.001). Conclusion Both radial shockwave and ultrasound therapies were significantly effective in patients with lateral epicondylitis. However, ultrasound therapy was less effective than shockwave therapy.