中医外治法联合体外冲击波治疗网球肘的研究进展

Progress in the Treatment of Tennis Elbow by Combining External Shock Wave with Traditional Chinese Medicine

体外冲击波疗法因其操作简便,安全无创等优点,已逐渐成为目前临床治疗网球肘(肱骨外上髁炎)的重要方法之一,但本病因高复发率而极易发展成为顽固性肱骨外上髁炎,严重影响患者的日常生活质量,临床往往采用多种治疗方式联合应用。在中医理论指导下,体外冲击波疗法联合中医外治法治疗网球肘的运用,能够显著提高临床疗效和降低复发率。该文就近年来中医外治法联合体外冲击波治疗网球肘的进展方面作以综述,以望今后为本病提供更加有效的治疗方法及科研思路。

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy has gradually become one of the important clinical treatment methods for tennis elbow (humeral epicondylitis) because of its easy operation and non-invasive safety, but the disease is prone to develop into intractable humeral epicondylitis due to its high recurrence rate, which seriously affects the quality of patients’ daily life. Under the guidance of TCM theory, the use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy combined with TCM external treatment for tennis elbow can significantly improve the clinical efficacy and reduce the recurrence rate. This article reviews the recent advances in the treatment of tennis elbow with extracorporeal shock wave therapy, in the hope of providing more effective treatment methods and scientific research ideas for this disease in the future.