The effect of a rehabilitative physical therapy program on people with chronic tennis

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Director of the Motor Rehabilitation Unit and the Physical Fitness Unit, Fayoum University Director of Student Affairs at Nile Valley University

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The aim of the research:-
The research aims to identify: "The effect of a rehabilitation treatment program for patients with chronic tennis elbow" through: - Identifying the muscle strength of the muscles working on the elbow joint affected by chronic tennis elbow
- Identifying the range of motion of the elbow joint affected by chronic tennis elbow.
- Identifying the degree of pain in the elbow joint affected by chronic tennis elbow.
The primary research sample was deliberately selected from patients with chronic tennis elbow at Al-Demerdash Hospital, Ain Shams University, who visited the outpatient clinics of the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, and whose ages ranged between (35) and (45) years. Their number was 8 patients. Another exploratory sample was selected from the same research community and outside the primary sample, and its number was 2 patients.
By presenting and discussing the results, the researcher reached the following conclusions:-
1- Muscle strength exercises led to an increase in the level of muscle strength of the forearm muscles and grip strength in the affected limb and helped reduce the percentage of fat in the elbow and increase the circumference of the muscles working on the elbow joint.

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