Exploring Symptom Responses to Upper Limb Neural Test Variations of the Radial Nerve in Patients With Lateral Epicondylalgia: An Observational Study

CONCLUSION: Variations in the ULNT2b test can affect symptom responses in patients with lateral epicondylalgia. The standard ULNT2b test appears more effective at reproducing symptoms, intensity of paresthesia, and distribution of painful symptoms compared to other ULNT variations and the resisted supination test.IMPACT: ULNT2b sequences have been shown to elicit varying responses concerning paresthesia, replication of familiar symptoms, positive/negative test results, and distribution of painful symptoms. Clinicians should consider specific test variations during the patients' radial nerve mechanosensitivity assessment to identify aggravating factors reproducing recognizable symptoms. A control group of asymptomatic participants and the role of presence of other comorbidities, psychological factors, or the duration of symptoms were not considered in this study and might play an important role influencing the results of the tests.PMID:38501862 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzae041
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