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Objectives This study analyzed the pain control effect of applying percussive massage gun therapy to patients with lateral epicondylitis. This is expected to be an opportunity to provide lateral epicondylitis patients with a self-therapy solution for pain control. The study results will also be evaluated as meaningful study data in public health related to elbow joint pain in the musculoskeletal system. Methods This study targeted 20 racket sports club members who complained of lateral epicondyle pain and functional decline. They were randomly allocated into a control group (10 people) and an experimental group (10 people). Percussive massage gun therapy was applied to the experimental group for eight weeks. The treatment was applied to the extensor carpi radialis of the elbow joint, antebrachial muscles, and the fascia of all parts of the forearm muscles. The usage time was between 30 minutes to 2 hours. Pain reduction was analyzed using a 5-point Likert scale for present pain intensity and a 4-point Likert scale for satisfaction with pain control. Paired t-tests were carried out to compare each group’s pre- and post -application scores using the SPSS 23.0 statistical program with the significance level set to 0.05. Results The experimental group showed significant present pain intensity in the pre- and postapplication analysis (t=6.400, p=0.000) and the satisfaction with pain control was significantly high (t=-5.547, p=0.001). However, no significant change was confirmed in the control group. Conclusions This study confirmed the pain control effect of percussive massage guns on patients with lateral epicondylitis. Because patients can control the massage pressure level and they can use the massage gun regardless of time and place, percussive massage guns can be actively used as a useful conservative care method for pain control in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

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본 연구는 주관절 외측 상과염 환자에게 타진형 마사지건 요법을 적용에 따른 통증 조절 효과를 분석하 고자 하였으며, 이에 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 타진형 마시지 건을 적용한 실험군에서는 현재 통증지수 에서 유의한 감소가 나타났으며(p<.05), 통증 조절 만족도에서는 유의한 증가가 나타났다(p<.05). 통제군에서 는 전 항목에서 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 이처럼, 본 연구를 통해 주관절 외측 상과염 환자에게 타 진형 마사지건 적용은 통증 감소에 효과적이며, 더불어 통증 조절 만족도가 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 타진형 마시지 건의 적용은 통증조절 효과와 환자 스스로 압을 조절하고, 장소와 시간을 구애받지 않고 적용할 수 있다는 장점을 고려한다면, 주관절 외측 상과염 관련 환자들의 통증조절을 위한 유용한 보존적 치료방법으로 적극 활용할 수 있을 것이다. 또한, 본 연구결과는 주관절 상과염 환자의 근골격계 통증조절 을 위한 타진형 마사지 건 적용의 스포츠의학적 근거를 마련했다는 점에서 의미를 가질 것이다.