Tissue compliance measurements were used for documentation of soft tissue consistency and made possible the diagnosis of muscle spasm and the effects of treatment. We have developed a new digital electronic operated tissue compliance meter to quantify the soft tissue hardness and resistance more objectively than the conventional hand-held mechanical tissue compliance meters. The ranges of measurements were able to perform to a maximum depth of 50 millimeters from the body surface with maximal load of 4000 grams. In lateral epicondylitis was demonstrated the effect of treatment by increase of total work (area).
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