METHODS: Three patients were referred for dry needling once a week for 6 weeks and home-based exercise therapy for LE. They were clinically evaluated using grip strength, a visual analog scale to assess pain, and Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Test scores. These were measured at 4 time points (weeks 0, 2, 4, and 6).
METHODS: The dry needling intervention incorporated 8 locations in the upper-extremity with 2 electric stimulation channels. The patients had reduced pain as measured by a visual analog scale, increased function as measured by the Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation Test, and increased grip strength over 6 weeks.
CONCLUSIONS: This case series illustrates the use of dry needling and a home exercise program to provide a favorable outcome in a patient with LE. Patients had an 80% to 100% reduction in pain and similar improvements in function that were significantly beyond the minimum clinically important difference. This dry needling approach is a safe and effective treatment of LE in the short term.
方法:3名患者接受每周一次干针治疗,持续6周,并接受以家庭为基础的LE运动疗法。使用握力对它们进行临床评估,视觉模拟量表来评估疼痛,和患者额定网球肘评估测试成绩。这些在4个时间点(第0、2、4和6周)测量。
方法:干针刺干预在上肢的8个位置结合了2个电刺激通道。通过视觉模拟量表测量,患者疼痛减轻,通过患者额定网球肘评估测试测得的功能增强,并在6周内增加握力。
结论:本病例系列说明了使用干针法和家庭锻炼计划为LE患者提供良好的结果。患者的疼痛减轻了80%至100%,功能改善相似,显着超出了最小的临床重要差异。这种干针刺方法在短期内是LE的安全有效的治疗方法。