Type of Article : Original Research
Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Page No. 1394-1400
Date of Publication: 11-04-2016
DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2016.104
EFFECTIVENESS OF MULLIGAN MOBILISATION WITH MOVEMENT COMPARED TO SUPERVISED EXERCISE PROGRAM IN SUBJECTS WITH LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS
Hafizur Rahman 1, Pilladi A Charturvedi *2, Patchava Apparao 3, Pilladi R Srithulasi 4.
1 Post Graduate Student, Swatantra Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Rajahmundhry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
*2 Vice Principal, Swatantra Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Rajahmundhry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3 Principal, Swatantra Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Rajahmundhry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4 Assistant Professor, Swatantra Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Rajahmundhry, Andhra Pradesh, India.
E-Mail:pilladichaturvedi@gmail.com
Background and Purpose: Lateral epicondylitis commonly referred to as lateral elbow Tendinopathy or tennis elbow is one of the most common lesions of the arm. Men and women are equally affected. There are many treatment options available for tennis elbow; an exercise program is used as the first treatment option. Mulligan has proposed the use of mobilization with movement for lateral epicondylitis. The main Purpose of the study is to compare the effects of mulligan mobilization with movement and supervised exercise program in subjects with lateral epicondylitis.
Materials and Methods: 60 Subjects fulfilled the inclusive criteria and were randomly assigned into two groups. Group A were given Mobilization with movement and Group B performed Supervised Exercise Program. Both groups performed three sessions per week for the duration of 4 weeks. After the treatment, subjects were evaluated for their pain profile using visual analogue scale, and grip strength by Hand grip dynamometer.
Results: Paired t-test analysis is used within group and Independent t-test is used for between group comparisons. At the end of 4 weeks Mulligan mobilisation with movement group showed significant improvement in VAS and hand grip strength scores than the supervised exercise program group (P<0.000).
Conclusion: It is concluded that both techniques showed improvements in hand grip strength and VAS. The group that performed mulligan mobilisation with movement showed significantly greater improvement in reduction of pain and increase in hand grip strength than the supervised exercise program.
KEYWORDS: Mulligan Mobilization with Movement (MWM), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Hand Grip Dynamometer (HGD).
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Hafizur Rahman, Pilladi A Charturvedi, Patchava Apparao, Pilladi R Srithulasi. EFFECTIVENESS OF MULLIGAN MOBILISATION WITH MOVEMENT COMPARED TO SUPERVISED EXERCISE PROGRAM IN SUBJECTS WITH LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS. Int J Physiother Res 2016;4(2):1394-1400. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2016.104
