Background: Iontophoresis and LASER therapy have been beneficial in the treatment of tennis elbow. This study was undertaken considering the dearth of literature available to compare the effects of Iontophoresis and Laser therapy.Materials and mehodology: 60 subjects were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Group A was given Iontophoreis with 0.04% of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and group B was given LASER with a wavelength of 607nm and energy density of 7.2J/cm2. Pain on VAS and grip strength with a handheld dynamometer was assessed pre and post 6 treatment sessions.Results: Both the groups showed improvement in pain and grip strength (p<0.05). However, Iontophoresis with 0.04% dexamethasone sodium phosphate showed better results.
Conclusion:Iontophoresis with 0.04% dexamethasone sodium phosphate and lowlevel LASER both are effective treatment modalities for the treatment of tennis elbow <6 weeks. However, Iontophoresis showed better improvement than LASER.
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