Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Age, 18–80 years | Central or peripheral nervous system disease |
Men and women | Inflammatory rheumatic diseases |
Chronic lateral elbow pain | Gout |
(Duration ≥3 months) | Earlier episodes of lateral elbow pain treated surgically or with |
Unilateral localization | - Acupuncture treatment or physiotherapy for tennis elbow within the previous 3 months |
 | - Acupuncture treatment for any problems within the previous week |
 | - Concurrent physiotherapy for tennis elbow |