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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether myofascial release (MFR) reduces the pain and
functional disability of lateral epicondylitis (LE) in comparison with a control
group receiving sham ultrasound therapy in computer professionals. DESIGN:
Randomized, controlled, single blinded trial. SETTING: Nonprofit research
foundation clinic in Kerala, India. PARTICIPANTS: Computer professionals (N=68)
with LE. INTERVENTIONS: MFR group or control group. The techniques were
administered by certified MFR practitioners and consisted of 12 sessions per
client over 4 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow
Evaluation (PRTEE) scale was used to assess pain severity and functional
disability. The primary outcome measure was the difference in PRTEE scale scores
between week 1 (pretest score), week 4 (posttest score), and follow-up at week 12
after randomization. RESULTS: The simple main effects analysis showed that the
MFR group performed better than the control group in weeks 4 and 12 (P<.005).
Patients in the MFR and control groups reported a 78.7% and 6.8% reduction,
respectively, in their pain and functional disability in week 4 compared with
that in week 1, which persisted as 63.1% in the follow-up at week 12 in the MFR
group. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence that MFR is more effective than
a control intervention for LE in computer professionals.
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