A Nova physical therapist published in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
Clinicians who treat patients every day are well placed to ask what works. This paper comes from one of ours.
The paper
Fink S, Maccio JR, Yarznbowicz R, May S. The application of mechanical diagnosis and therapy in lateral epicondylalgia. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy.
Sarah Fink, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, is a supervising physical therapist at our Austin-North clinic.
What it covers
Lateral epicondylalgia, often called tennis elbow, is a common repetitive-strain problem at work and in sport. The paper looks at mechanical diagnosis and therapy, a method that uses repeated movements to classify a problem and guide treatment.
Repetitive-strain problems like this one are why we publish on workplace ergonomics. The same movement-based thinking runs through our physical therapy services.
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