• Imran akhlaq
• Karishma Das

Tennis elbow is a widespread upper extremity disease for which a variety of therapeutic approaches have been suggested. In patients with chronic tennis elbow, this study compared the analgesic effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and ultrasound therapy (UST). Analgesics are of the utmost significance in the management of pain, as they provide relief without jeopardizing a patient's health with tennis elbow. A random allocation of total forty patients diagnosed with tennis elbow was allocated to either the UST or the ESWT group. The patients' mean ages for extracorporeal shock wave therapy is 50 ± 0.9 years and for ultrasound therapy they are 48 ± 0.75 years. The functional limb that is dominant in both categories is the right arm. The pain levels were measured utilising a visual analogue scale. Pain at rest was also documented. A comparison was made between and within groups regarding pain scores prior to, immediately following, and 12 weeks after treatment. Following treatment, the VAS (reduced pain) of all participants in both groups decreased. 45% patients experienced no pain after 12 weeks of the ESWT treatment and zero patients with no pain with UST group. No patients observed worst pain experience after the ESWT treatment, whereas 15% patients still observed poor pain in UST group. However, the findings indicated that ESWT exhibited a more substantial reduction in pain compared to ultrasound therapy. ESWT is, in conclusion, with a successful analgesic effect, for the treatment for persistent tennis elbow discomfort.

Pain intensity, Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), ultrasound (UST), Tennis Elbow.

"Investigation on the analgesic effects of ultrasound therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic tennis elbow", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.o40-o45, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404F07.pdf

"Investigation on the analgesic effects of ultrasound therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic tennis elbow", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppo40-o45, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404F07.pdf