TABLE 2.
Evaluation of pre-and post-treatment outcomes
| Mean±SD | t | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handgrip strength | pret | 42.92±22.51 | ||
| postt 1. month | 58.75±21.23 | 3.506 | 0.005** | |
| Resting VAS | pret | 2.67±2.01 | ||
| postt 1. month | 1.17±1.27 | 5.196 | 0.000*** | |
| VAS with compression | pret | 8.42±0.90 | ||
| postt 1. month | 3.92±2.68 | 5.817 | 0.000*** | |
| VAS during activity | pret | 8.00±0.96 | ||
| postt 1. month | 4.92±1.92 | 4.539 | 0.001** | |
| Patient’s global assessment | pret | 4.33±2.53 | ||
| postt 1. month | 2.92±1.44 | 2.376 | 0.037* | |
| Physician’s global assessment | pret | 3.58±0.79 | ||
| postt 1. month | 2.08±0.51 | 6.514 | 0.000*** | |
| PRTEE (Total score) | pret | 91.50±11.24 | ||
| postt 1. month | 55.83±11.69 | 12.340 | 0.000*** |
Pret: Pretreatment; Postt: Posttreatment; VAS: Visual analog scale; PRTEE: Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation.
Difference between pre-, and post-treatment values p<0.05,
Difference between pre-, and post-treatment values p<.,01,
Difference between pre-, and post-treatment values p<0.001.