ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2017
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of coccydynia: a series of 23 cases.
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- Physiotherapy approaches for coccydynia: evaluating effectiveness and clinical outcomes.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Contemporary Management of Coccydynia.Neurospine · 2026Review
- Coccygodynia—Diagnosis and Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Review
- A critical appraisal evaluating the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in coccydynia.International journal for advancing practice · 2025Article
- [Treatment options for coccygodynia].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- 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
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- The Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic Coccydynia.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2020Article
- A Review of Current Treatment Options for Coccygodynia.Current pain and headache reports · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundCoccydynia can lead to significant functional disability and worsening of quality of life if not properly managed. In this study, we aim to assess the outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with coccydynia.
methodsA prospective case series study was carried out from January to December 2015. Twenty-three patients, mean age of 38.3 ± 12.1 (range 18-64), were included. The majority were females (13; 56.5%), had pain for at least 6 weeks (17; 73.9%) and had trauma to the sacrococcygeal region (17; 73.9%). They had three sessions (one session per week for three consecutive weeks) of focused shock wave therapy directed to the maximal point of coccygeal tenderness. Numerical pain scale and Oswestry disability index were used to assess outcome.
resultsSix (26.1%) patients did not complete the follow-up because of no, or minimal, improvement of their pain. After 6 months of follow-up, the median numerical pain scale significantly decreased from 7.0 ± 4.0 to 2.0 ± 2.0 among the 17 patients with coccydynia (p < 0.001). The median Oswestry disability index improved from 24.0 ± 9.0 before therapy to 8.0 ± 9.0 at final follow-up (p < 0.001). Before treatment, 12 (70.6%) patients had moderate-to-severe disability. In contrast, no patients had severe disability and only one (5.9%) patient had moderate disability at final follow-up (p < 0.001).
conclusionExtracorporeal shock wave therapy had favorable outcomes in treating coccydynia. The majority of patients had partial relief of their pain and disability following this therapy.
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