Seventy Cases of External Humeral Epicondylitis Treated by Local Blocking and Massotherapy  

作　　者：王兴峰 周永生 

机构地区：[1]Ma'anshan Municipal People's Hospital,Ma'anshan 243000,Anhui Province

出　　处：《Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine》2001年第1期52-53,共2页中医杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：External humeral epicondylitis or tennis elbow, is a commonly encountered disease in orthopaedics and traumatology. The curative effect is not satisfactory as far as its treatment by western and traditional Chinese medicine is concerned, which has a long course of treatment and a high recurrent rate. 70 cases of external humeral epicondylitis were treated by massotherapy after local blocking from August 1995 to October 1997 at this hospital with satisfactory therapeutic effects.Clinical DataOf the 70 cases in this series treated by massotherapy after local blocking, 30 were males and 40 females, ranging in age from 19 to 65 years. 55 cases were 30 to 50 years old, 20 had the left elbow affected and 50 the right elbow. 7 cases had a history of trauma, 50 a history of chronic strain, and 13 the cause unknown. The shortest duration of disease was 15 days and the longest 24 months.Among 50 cases in the control group treated by massotherapy, 20 cases were males and 30 females, ranging in age from 16 to 58 years. 40 cases were 30 to 50 years old. 15 cases were affected on the left elbow and 35 on the right elbow. 6 cases had a history of trauma, 32 a history of chronic strain, and 12 the cause unknown. The shortest duration of diseases was 7 days and the longest 22 months.

关 键 词：MASSAGE ADULT Aged Combined Modality Therapy FEMALE Humans MALE Middle Aged Nerve Block PROCAINE Tennis Elbow Triamcinolone Acetonide 

分 类 号：R244.1[医药卫生—针灸推拿学] R686[医药卫生—中医临床基础]