Effects of Acupuncture with SSP Therapy and Streching on Epicondylitis Humeri Lateralis.
10.3777/jjsam.44.176
- VernacularTitle:上腕骨外側上か炎に対するはり治療の効果
- Author:
Takaharu IKEUCHI
;
Kenji KATAYAMA
;
Hideki OCHI
;
Tadasu MATSUMOTO
;
Yasukazu KATSUMI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epicodylitis humeri lateralis;
tennis elbow;
acupuncuture therapy;
silver spike point therapy;
streching
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1994;44(2):176-180
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Epicodylitis humeri lateralis is common in indivisuals whose occupations require frequent rotatory motion of the forearm. An ache appears over the outer aspect of the elbow and is reffered into the forearm. The patients with epicodylitis humeri lateralis were often treated by acupuncture therapy. We treated the patients by means of acupuncture therapy with silver spike point therapy and streching of the extensors of the forearm, in Meiji College of Oriental Medicine Hospital. In order to clarify the effect of our therapy, we valuated clinical results by using pain scale score. We treated 13 patients (male 4, female 9, mean age 49.2 years). In our therpy, acupuncture points and SSP points, which were on the area from the lateral epicondyle to the extensors of the forearm, were used. And we made the patients to do streching of extensors of the forearm. The pain scale scale score improved from 10 points to 3.8 points after the treatments, 15% were excellent, 77% were good, and 8% fair. The results suggested that our therapy improves the symptoms of epicodylitis humeri lateralis.
