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Welcome back to part two of the lateral epicondylalgia series. In this section we are going to focus on treatment considerations and commonly used manual therapy techniques and exercise prescription. This is the first blog that focusses on using Mulligan mobilisation with movement techniques (MWMs) for the treatment of pain.
Read MoreThis is a two-part series looking at the pathophysiology, clinical assessment and treatment of a common elbow pain condition, lateral epicondylalgia. In this blog we discuss new research that explains the complexities of this condition, why tennis elbow and epicondylitis are terms no longer used and how our assessment should be structured.
Read MoreThe aim of this blog is to explore one landmark article in particular published in 2009 titled "Is tendon pathology a continuum? A pathology model to explain the clinical presentation of load-induced tendinopathy". Cook proposes that from the new research on tendon pathology there are three main phases of the process; reactive tendinopathy, tendon dysrepair, and degenerative tendinopathy.
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