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A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program For Treating Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy, Joseph M. Day, Ann M. Lucado, Timothy L. Uhl
A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program For Treating Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy, Joseph M. Day, Ann M. Lucado, Timothy L. Uhl
Physical Therapy Faculty Publications
Scapular muscle weakness in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy is an identified impairment and is part of a multimodal rehabilitation approach. The published literature provides little information regarding specific rehabilitation guidelines that address both the proximal scapular muscle weakness and local elbow/ wrist dysfunctions common in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to describe a comprehensive rehabilitation strategy for individuals with lateral elbow tendinopathy. This program emphasizes a phased therapeutic strategy that addresses proximal and local dysfunction along the kinetic chain. This clinical protocol is currently being tested for efficacy as part of a …
Reliability And Relationship Of The Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire With The Shoulder Pain And Disability Index And Numeric Pain Rating Scale In Patients With Shoulder Pain, Sean P. Riley, Vincent Tafuto, Mark Cote, Jean-Michel Brismée, Alexis Wright, Chad Cook
Reliability And Relationship Of The Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire With The Shoulder Pain And Disability Index And Numeric Pain Rating Scale In Patients With Shoulder Pain, Sean P. Riley, Vincent Tafuto, Mark Cote, Jean-Michel Brismée, Alexis Wright, Chad Cook
Physical Therapy Faculty Publications
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine: 1) the test–retest reliability of Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) Work (FABQW) subscale, FABQ Physical Activity (FABQPA) subscale, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) Pain subscale, SPADI Disability subscale, and Numeric Pain Rating scale (NPRS); and 2) the relationship between the FABQPA, FABQW, SPADI pain, SPADI disability, and NPRS after 4 weeks of pragmatically applied physical therapy (PT) in patients with shoulder pain. Design: Prospective, single-group observational design. Methods: Data were collected at initial evaluation, the first follow-up visit prior to the initiation of treatment, and after 4 weeks of treatment. …