4.3K views · 99 reactions | ELBOW EXTENSION MOBILIZATION The aim of...

2.2K views · 29 reactions | ELBOW EXTENSION TEST FOR OLECRANON FRACTURES In their multi-center validation study Appelboam et al. in the year 2008 evaluated the elbow extension test and found a sensitivity of 96,8%% and a low specificity of 48,5 % for in the detection of elbow fractures in children from the age of 3 and adults combined. For this reason, this test has a high clinical value to rule out elbow fractures in practice. | Physiotutors | Facebook

LATERAL EPICONDYLALGIA / TENNIS ELBOW EXERCISES Although the course of LE is favorable with 89% of patients reporting improvement in pain after 1 year follow-up, a randomized-controlled trial by Peterson et al. in the year 2011 has shown superior outcomes regarding pain with daily progressive exercise compared to a wait-and-see approach at three months follow-up. Currently, there is no common consensus as to which exercise modality is superior to another. Although isometric exercise generally se