i was asked by another physio to come and give my input onto a patient who had lateral elbow pain since Mid August 08. They had tried a variety of treatments starting with an initial treatment to decrease pain. At the acute stage this didn't prove to show much improvement after the pain was decreased. They then tried a course of Chinese acupuncture, this too didn't show much improvement.
i was asked for my ideas and we decided to give a trail of two weeks 3 times a week to see if any changes occur with some treatment. we also issued her with a brace to see if that helps.
This is a difficult case as she is started to give up hope so i have to make sure to keep her happy and keep her informed ever step of the treatment. we are also trying to use as many objective measures, mainly pain scores(VAS)to show her that things are improving.
i think so far i am going well with keeping her hopeful and keeping her encouraged to keep coming back to see us and get further treatment.
i want to look up other treatment options for tennis elbow if this two week trail doesn't prove effective.
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