Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 64-67, January 2007

It may be time to modify the Cyriax treatment of lateral epicondylitis

Faculty of Health, School of Health and Human Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, Calverly Street, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK

Received 24 May 2005; received in revised form 15 March 2006; accepted 23 March 2006.

Summary 

This paper considers and discusses the effectiveness of Cyriax treatment for the management of tendinopathies, particularly lateral epicondylitis (LE), and makes the following recommendations and observations:

1.There appears to be no evidence of clinically important benefit of deep transverse friction massage (DTFM) for treating tendinopathies.

2.RCTs to study the effectiveness of DTFM and Mill's manipulation on LE are needed.

3.A similar manipulation technique following DTFM may be found for the management of other tendinopathies similar to that used in treatment of LE.

Keywords: Tendinopathies, Lateral epicondylitis, Cyriax treatment, Deep transverse friction massage, Mill's manipulation

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PII: S1360-8592(06)00037-4

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.03.005

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 64-67, January 2007

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