Manipulation Therapy Relieved Pain More Rapidly Than Acupuncture among Lateral Epicondylalgia (Tennis Elbow) Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial with 8-Week Follow-Up
Table 1
Baseline data prior to treatment.
Manipulation group
Acupuncture group
value
Gender
Female
11 (68.8%)
15 (78.9%)
0.498
Male
5 (31.2%)
4 (21.1%)
Age
44.81 ± 7.30
45.89 ± 5.99
0.619
BMI (kg/m2)
22.83 ± 3.21
23.41 ± 2.75
0.380
Pain duration (week)
66.91 ± 136.09
134.89 ± 258.09
0.079
DASH score (0–100)
31.80 ± 21.49
33.56 ± 17.26
0.619
Pain VAS (0–100, mm)
Rest
36.81 ± 24.94
35.18 ± 24.36
0.881
Daily activity
53.01 ± 21.70
51.72 ± 23.04
0.584
Work
62.13 ± 16.28
65.03 ± 25.48
0.540
Pain-free grip strength (kg)
15.20 ± 10.92
13.37 ± 7.87
0.631
Maximum grip strength (kg)
21.79 ± 12.10
19.20 ± 9.03
0.497
No differences in baseline characteristics among the study participants.
