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Six patients with chronic recurrent pain in the forearm with myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) due to chronic lateral epicondylitis were treated with percutaneous soft tissue release of Lin\u2019s technique. Pain intensity (measured with a numerical pain rating scale), pressure pain threshold (measured with a pressure algometer), and grasping strength (measured with a hand dynamometer) were assessed before, immediately after, and 3 months and 12 months after the treatment.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. For every individual case, the pain intensity was significantly reduced<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(<\/mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>P<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>0.01<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mml:mo><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>and the pressure pain threshold and the grasping strength were significantly increased<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">(<\/mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>P<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>0.01<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy=\"false\">)<\/mml:mo><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>immediately after the treatment. This significant effectiveness lasts for at least one year.<jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>. It is suggested that percutaneous soft tissue release can be used for treating chronic recurrent lateral epicondylitis to avoid recurrence, if other treatment, such as oral anti-inflammatory medicine, physical therapy, or local steroid injection, cannot control the recurrent pain.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2012\/142941","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,12,2]],"date-time":"2012-12-02T21:14:50Z","timestamp":1354482890000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Percutaneous Soft Tissue Release for Treating Chronic Recurrent Myofascial Pain Associated with Lateral Epicondylitis: 6 Case Studies"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2012","author":[{"given":"Ming-Ta","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Kuan-Ta Rehabilitation and Pain Clinic, Taichung 40652, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Li-Wei","family":"Chou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical 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