Ultrasound & Mulligan Technique for Tennis Elbow Relief: A Clinical Overview

The Mulligan Technique utilizes elastic adhesive tape to provide pain relief to joints with chronic pain issues. Those suffering from tennis elbow, a chronic condition where the outer elbow is inflamed and painful, are using this therapeutic technique to reduce and eliminate symptoms.

Taping

• Elastic tape is applied at the point(s) where the wrist extensors can be moved without pain; the points are determined by thumb palpitation while the patient extends the wrist.

Ultrasound

• Ultrasound can be used as part of the therapy to increase the blood flow to the elbow and bring vital nutrients to help in the healing process.

During Therapy

• During therapy, a patient should not feel any pain while having the elbow taped with this technique; if there is pain, the tape was applied to the glide point incorrectly.

Post-Therapy

• While there should be no pain during the procedure, swelling may occur after therapy. As a result, ice and ibuprofen should still be utilized as anti-swelling modalities.

Long-term Effect

• Most people who utilize the Mulligan Technique with ultra sound as therapy report a significant reduction in pain; to eliminate discomfort permanently, patients need to correct the activity that was causing the initial problem.