Physiotherapy practices in the clinical assessment of lateral elbow tendinopathy: An international survey.
Luke J HealesBill VicenzinoLeanne BissetMarcus BatemanCaitlin HillCrystal KeanAleesha SpyveAshlee JaquesFergus SansomMichael LoweSteven ObstPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2024)
The chair pick-up test, cervical spine special tests (e.g., Spurling's test), and plain radiography appear to not be routinely used in the assessment of LET. The finding that no assessment technique met the criteria for routine use may imply that physiotherapists adopt a nuanced approach to selecting clinical assessment items as opposed to routinely applying tests.