Influence of Epicondylar Brace On Viscoelastic Properties of Soft Tissues in Diagnostics of Tennis Elbow
Authors:
A. Mokruschová; P. Šifta; V. Bittner
Authors‘ workplace:
Katedra anatomie a biomechaniky FTVS UK, Praha, vedoucí katedry doc. PaedDr. K. Jelen, CSc.
Published in:
Rehabil. fyz. Lék., 22, 2015, No. 1, pp. 32-36.
Category:
Original Papers
Overview
The target of the thesis is to research the effect of epicondylar brace (epicondyle band) for the treatment of epicondylitis lateralis. Epicondylar brace is a prosthetic tool used in conservative therapy by epicondylitis lateralis.
The up-to-date research shows the ambiguous effect of epicondylar brace for the treatment of epicondylitis lateralis. Some of them even refute the therapeutic effect of the brace. Ambiguous are also the methods evaluating the effect of the brace.
The aim of the experiment is the measurement of muscular tension on wrist extensors with epicondylar brace applied with the use of myotonometer, which can objectify the effect of epicondylar brace. First measurement implies that epicondylar brace influences muscular tension.
Keywords:
epicondylitis lateralis, tennis elbow, epicondilar brace, tape, myotonometr, muscle tension
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