Table II.

Lateral elbow tendinosis history and previous treatments during the present episode.

	Exercise group		Reference group
	n	mean (SD) or %	n	mean (SD) or %	P
Lateral elbow tendinosis history
Number of previous episodes		1.3 (3.91)		0.8 (2.05)	0.48
Time since last episode, weeks		76.2 (202.14)		44.6 (142.34)	0.42
Duration of present episode, weeks		106.6 (192.7)		95.6 (118.8)	0.76
Previous treatments given
NSAID	18	45.0	21	51.2	0.58
Acupuncture	15	37.5	13	31.7	0.59
Steroid injections	14	35.0	12	29.3	0.58
Stretching	10	25.0	11	26.8	0.85
Orthosis or other fixative	10	25.0	12	29.3	0.67
Manual treatment (deep friction, massage, manipulation)	6	15.0	8	19.5	0.59
Exercise	5	12.5	5	12.2	0.97
Rest	5	12.5	2	4.9	0.23
Ultrasound or laser	4	10.0	4	9.8	0.97
Other treatments	4	10.0	2	4.9	0.38

SD = standard deviation.