Trial reportPloS one2015
The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients with Coccydynia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02313324 (The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Coccydynia), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Patients With Coccydynia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physiotherapy approaches for coccydynia: evaluating effectiveness and clinical outcomes.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of adding kinesiotaping versus pelvic floor exercise to conventional therapy in the management of post-colonoscopy coccydynia: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.African health sciences · 2023Trial
- Comparison of efficacy of corticosteroid injection versus extracorporeal shock wave therapy on inferior trigger points in the quadratus lumborum muscle: a randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Trial
- Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders by Ultrashort Wave and Extracorporeal Shock Wave: A Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
- The Effectiveness Of Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy In Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Pilot Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Trial
- A critical appraisal evaluating the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in coccydynia.International journal for advancing practice · 2025Article
- Management of coccygodynia: talking points from a systematic review of recent clinical trials.Annals of joint · 2025Review
- [Treatment options for coccygodynia].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Neuromodulation Techniques in Chronic Refractory Coccydynia: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2024Review
- Radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (rESWT) for coccydynia: a prospective study of 14 patients.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Comparative effects of radial and focused extracorporeal shock wave therapies in coccydynia.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Coccydynia-The Efficacy of Available Treatment Options: A Systematic Review.Global spine journal · 2022Article
- Translational Applications of Extracorporeal Shock Waves in Dental Medicine: A Literature Review.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- A novel radiological classification for displaced os coccyx: the Benditz-König classification.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Article
- Review
- Management of persistent coccydynia with transrectal manipulation: results of a combined procedure.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Article
- A Review of Current Treatment Options for Coccygodynia.Current pain and headache reports · 2018Review
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of coccydynia: a series of 23 cases.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2017Article
- Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for coccydynia: a systematic review with a narrative synthesis.Archives of physiotherapyReview
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
unlabelledCoccydynia is pain in the coccygeal region, and usually treated conservatively. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) was incorporated as non-invasive treatment of many musculoskeletal conditions. However, the effects of ESWT on coccydynia are less discussed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of ESWT on the outcomes of coccydynia. Patients were allocated to ESWT (n = 20) or physical modality (SIT) group (n = 21) randomly, and received total treatment duration of 4 weeks. The visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry disability index (ODI), and self-reported satisfaction score were used to assess treatment effects. The VAS and ODI scores were significantly decreased after treatment in both groups, and the decrease in the VAS score was significantly greater in the ESWT group. The mean proportional changes in the ODI scores were greater in the ESWT group than in the SIT group, but the between-group difference was not statistically significant. The patients in the ESWT group had significantly higher subjective satisfaction scores than SIT group. We concluded that ESWT is more effective and satisfactory in reducing discomfort and disability caused by coccydynia than the use of physical modalities. Thus, ESWT is recommended as an alternative treatment option for patients with coccydynia.
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