Author(s): Clevio Desouza, Abhijeet Shroff and Disha Assudani

Abstract: Introduction: Tennis elbow is also known as Lateral epicondylitis which is an over use injury to the area of the lateral epicondyle of the elbow end of the humerus. It is generally attributed to osteotendinous irritation of the common extensor origins of Extensor Carpi Radialis. Local infiltration with 1ml tramicinolone acetate (10mg/ml) and 1ml 2% lidocaine is most commonly used for therapeutic relief of this condition. Therapeutic Ultrasound is another modality used in the treatment for functional relief of tennis elbow. Therapeutic ultrasound, a deep heater agent is effective with vibration but primarily through heat in lateral epicondylitis. With its thermal and mechanical effects, it increases local metabolism, blood flow, soft tissue flexibility and regeneration and membrane permeability and changes nerve conduction. It reduces pain and increases joint movement opening. Comparative study between Local steroid injections and Therapeutic ultrasound for the quicker functional relief of tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis was the basis of this study.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/orthor.2019.v3.i4b.182