Tratamentos na epicondilite lateral: revisão literária

Abstract

The lateral epicondylitis (ALS) is characterized by a tendinosis and not as an inflammatory condition with fibroblastic response. The main clinical presentation are reduced grip strength, functional activities and increased pain. All these symptoms cause great impact on daily living activities. There are a wide range of treatments that can be performed: from manual therapy until surgeries. Evenly with a positive response to physical therapy treatments, not all patients respond well with EL interventions. Our question is: there is any reasonable tool that can help clinicians to identify the adequate treatment for the best prognostic for the patient? Clinical prediction rules (RPC) seem to be a possible answer but more studies are needed to validate this methodology. Objective: This study aims to determine if the literature give some directions of how to choose the adequate physical therapy treatment of lateral epicondylitis.