Table 1

Voting results from meeting 2, showing the key components of each treatment category.

ComponentVote 1Vote 2
Advice and education
 Activity modification93%*
 Pacing87%*
 Promotion of self-efficacy93%*
 Basic pain science87%*
 Medication advice80%*
 Sleep advice47%†100%*
 General exercise advice80%*
 Stress management advice53%†67%‡
 Diabetes management67%†87%*
 Ergonomics for work or sport93%*
 Smoking cessation87%*
 What tennis elbow is93%*
 Diet advice67%†100%*
 Dietary supplementsN/A60%‡
Exercise therapy
 Forearm stretches67%†80%*
 Spine stretches27%‡
 Isometric loading93%*
 Concentric loading93%*
 Eccentric loading100%*
 Functional exercise100%*
 Shoulder girdle strengthening67%†Grouped and reclassified as ‘Shoulder girdle exercises’
 Shoulder girdle stability80%*
 Shoulder girdle exercisesN/A80%*
Orthotics
 Counter-force elbow clasp80%*
 Wrist immobilisation splint7%‡
 Tubular compression sleeve13%‡

  • *Included.

  • †Discussed again and revoted.

  • ‡Excluded.