Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria used to select participants for the clinical trial
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Age 18-80 | 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. |