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

Received 24 May 2005 ,Revised 15 March 2006 ,Accepted 23 March 2006.

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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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