The effect of Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) on pain, Function and severity of disability in patients with tennis elbow
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Pathology and Corrective Movements, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: Tennis elbow is a common disease in the elbow area, which is felt as pain in the outer part of the elbow.One of the new methods in the treatment of this complication is IASTM, so the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of IASTM on pain, function and severity of disability in patients with tennis elbow.
Methods:44 patients from the clinic of an orthopedic specialist in Isfahan were selected purposefully and available. The samples were randomly divided into two experimental groups (age: 51.12±0.1 years, height: 165.7±9.4 cm, weight: 68±1.11 kg) and control (age: 50.4±13.0 years, height: 167±3.10.5 cm, weight: 74±12.9 kg) were divided. The treatment protocol of the control group was one injection of corticosteroids, 10 sessions of physical therapy and the daily use of tennis-elbow splint, while in the experimental group, in addition to receiving the interventions of the control group, IASTM was used for 4 weeks, two sessions of 10 minutes each week. became Pain intensity (VAS questionnaire), function (DASH questionnaire) and disability severity (PRTEE questionnaire) of patients were measured before and after 4 weeks. Dependent t statistical method and covariance analysis were used to analyze the data (P<0.05).
Results: In both groups, there was a significant improvement between pre-test and post-test of all variables (p<0.05). Also, a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups was observed in all variables,so that the effect size of the experimental group protocol on pain was 0.604, on function, 0.387, and on the severity of disability was 0.619 (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The use of IASTM together with common interventions for the treatment of tennis elbow disease can be effective in improving pain, function and severity of disability, therefore, it is recommended for this group of patients.
Key words: IASTM, pain, function, Severity of disability, Tennis Elbow
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- Receive Date: 23 April 2023
- Revise Date: 09 June 2023
- Accept Date: 10 June 2023