Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

To study the effectiveness of steroid injection in early management of lateral epicondylitis

Dr Amit Kumar Mallik, Dr Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Dr Ashish Srivastava, Dr Swati Sinha, Dr Anjani Kumar, Dr Sanyal Kumar

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Objectives: To study the effectiveness of steroid injection in early management of lateral epicondylitis. Study population: One hundred and twenty Patients presenting with unilateral lateral epicondylitis of less than two weeks duration reporting at Outpatient Department in department of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation, AIIMS Patna,and StudyDesign: Prospective comparative study,for Period of 01 year, Results: There were 54(45 %) males and 66(55%) females. At one month and three months follow up assessments, there was significant improvement in VAS Score and pain free grip strength in the Group A (steroids) as compared to Group B (NSAIDs), Conclusion: Local steroid injection is an effective treatment with an advantage of better relief of symptoms, which is sustained over a period of three months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>