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Volume 12 Issue 2 ( April- June) 2023

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The association between scapular dyskinesia and elbow pain in patients with lateral epicondylalgia: An observational study in the outpatient department of a pacific medical college
Dr. Darpitaben Patel, Dr. Jafar Khan (PT),Dr. Renuka Pal (PT),Dr.KMAnnamalai

Lateral Epicondylalgia (LE) is characterized by pain at the elbow joint along with tenderness at the lateral epicondyle which increases on gripping activity, passive wrist flexion and resisted wrist extension. Scapular Dyskinesia can be defined as “a collective term that refers to the movement of the scapula that is dysfunctional and may create a possible impairment of overall shoulder function. Aim:To find the association between scapular dyskinesia and elbow pain in patients with lateral epicondylalgia.Subjects and Method: After the approval of the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), patients between the age group of 25-55 years having lateral epicondyle pain were selected for the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The intensity of pain was recorded using Visual Analogue Scale and graded as ‘no pain’, ‘mild’, ‘moderate’ and ‘severe’ and Scapular Dyskinesis Test was performed.Result: Distribution of mean elbow pain (VAS) did differ significantly according to the outcome of scapular dyskinesis test (Shoulder flexion/abduction-affected side) (P-value>0.05).Conclusion:Pain intensity is influenced by various factors like the gender, the structural changes at the lateral epicondyle, the duration of injury, the degree of tendon degeneration, physiological response of the body to the tendon degeneration Scapular dyskinesia is related to the severity of elbow pain in LE patients.

 
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