A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Adding Astym® Treatment to Standard Occupational Therapy Interventions When Treating Individuals with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy

Crosser, Anne

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A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Adding Astym® Treatment to Standard Occupational Therapy Interventions When Treating Individuals with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Crosser, Anne. A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Adding Astym® Treatment to Standard Occupational Therapy Interventions When Treating Individuals with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy. . 1217. uindy.palni-palci-staging.notch8.cloud/concern/etds/8d7a7edf-e41f-4aae-8b7e-6a1b310df926?locale=it.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

C. Anne. (1217). A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Adding Astym® Treatment to Standard Occupational Therapy Interventions When Treating Individuals with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy. https://uindy.palni-palci-staging.notch8.cloud/concern/etds/8d7a7edf-e41f-4aae-8b7e-6a1b310df926?locale=it

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Crosser, Anne. A Retrospective Study of the Effects of Adding Astym® Treatment to Standard Occupational Therapy Interventions When Treating Individuals with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy. 1217. https://uindy.palni-palci-staging.notch8.cloud/concern/etds/8d7a7edf-e41f-4aae-8b7e-6a1b310df926?locale=it.

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Crosser, Anne

Abstract

Different therapeutic interventions are used to manage patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET). Astym treatment is an emerging rehabilitation approach used to promote healing and regeneration of soft tissue conditions; however, there is limited research on its effectiveness for individuals with LET. The purpose of this research study was to determine if the addition of Astym treatment to standard occupational therapy (OT) interventions improved Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) functional status (FS) measures, numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) scores, standard grip strength and provocative grip strength for individuals with LET more than standard OT interventions. A retrospective study using data from 222 individuals with LET was conducted. Patients were placed in two groups for comparison: Astym treatment and standard OT interventions (AG) and standard OT interventions (SG). All outcome scores significantly improved for both groups. Except for higher pain score at the intake evaluation for the AG group, there were no significant differences on all outcomes between groups. Results of this study indicate that standard OT interventions and standard OT interventions with the addition of Astym produce significant improvements in FOTO FS measures, NPRS scores, standard grip strength and provocative grip strength for patients with LET. Further research is needed to determine if the addition of Astym produces superior results when added to standard OT interventions.

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