[Combination of Fu needling with electric acupuncture for tennis elbow].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical effect of Fu needling combined with electric acupuncture in treating tennis elbow. METHOD: One hundred patients with tennis elbow were divided into 3 groups randomly to receive the treatment with Fu needling (n=30), treatment with electric acupuncture (n=30), and treatment with the combination of the above 2 methods (n=40). The effects were observed 3 weeks after the treatment. RESULTS: All three therapies had good effects, but the combined therapy showed the best effect on tennis elbow. CONCLUSION: Fu needling combined with electric acupuncture may produce a higher cur rate of tennis elbow than either of the therapy used alone.