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Participants
Start Date
January 1, 2023
Primary Completion Date
February 20, 2023
Study Completion Date
February 25, 2023
Tendon neuroplastic training (TNT)
Subjects will attend physical therapy for three non-consecutive days per week for a total 4 consecutive weeks. Exercise would involve isolated flexion, extension with a dumbbell. This exercise would be paced with external audio/visual cue on smart phone using proMetronome app. Patients will listen to the sound and track the movement of metronome with the eyes. Pace of metronome will be set at 20 beats per minute such that each beat will be 3 sec apart. This will allow a 3sec concentric and 3 sec eccentric phases.4 sets of 8 repetitions would be completed with a 2-minute rest between each set. Exercise will begin with 3 pounds weight, but it would be made sure that this wouldn't cause pain during exercise (more than 5/10), gradual progression in weight to 5 pounds after 2nd weeks.
group B Conventional treatment
Subjects assigned to this group will undergo static stretching of Extensor carpi radialis brevis and myofascial release for 4 weeks, 3 sessions a week. Myofascial release technique will be applied for 5 minutes and 2 reptations per session
National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM), Islamabad
Riphah International University
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