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Cozen's Test for Tennis Elbow \/ Lateral Epicondylalgia<\/h2>\nCozen's\u00a0 Test is one of the most common tests for Lateral Epicondylalgia which describes pain due to tendinopathic changes in the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle as a result of repetitive strain commonly from manual labor or racket sports such as tennis, which is why it\u2019s also known as tennis elbow. While tests such as the Cozen\u2019s Test are done daily in clinical practice, diagnostic accuracy studies on assessment tests for lateral epicondylalgia are lacking to this day, which is why the clinical value remains questionable.\n
\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPCkCcvD7P8[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\nTo conduct the test, the patient is in sitting position. According to it\u2019s original description, the patient\u2019s arm is in extension, the forearm in pronation, and the wrist in slight radial deviation. The examiner palpates the insertion of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. Then, the patient is asked to make a fist and to perform resisted wrist extension against pressure applied by the examiner.\n\nThe test is positive in case the patient\u2019s familiar sudden lateral elbow pain is reproduced.\n\nOther common tests to assess for Tennis Elbow \/ Lateral Epicondylalgia are:\n