ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2020
The Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic Coccydynia.
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- Physiotherapy approaches for coccydynia: evaluating effectiveness and clinical outcomes.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Contemporary Management of Coccydynia.Neurospine · 2026Review
- Management strategies of pediatric coccydynia: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Refractory Coccygodynia.Journal of medical cases · 2025Article
- Impact of myosteatosis on prognosis in multiple myeloma patients: A subgroup analysis of 182 cases and development of a nomogram.Journal of bone oncology · 2025Article
- Management of coccygodynia: talking points from a systematic review of recent clinical trials.Annals of joint · 2025Review
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- 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
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Abstract
objectiveCoccydynia is a disorder that decreases quality of life with significant functional failure. Extra-corporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is used to treat several painful musculoskeletal disorders. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThe medical records of 34 patients (29 females, 5 males) who had been treated with ESWT between 2017 and 2018 for chronic coccydynia were evaluated. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores were noted at the initial consultation, at each session, and during the initial and follow-up (at 6 months) examinations after the treatment. The 36-item short form (SF-36) quality of life scale survey was conducted at the beginning and end of the treatment. MRI was performed before the start of the procedure and 1 month after the end of the treatment.
resultsThe mean VAS score was 9.6 (9-10) before the treatment and 3.4 (0-2) after the treatment (p < 0.05). The VAS score decreased to ≤3 in 79.4% of patients. Bone marrow edema regressed in 6% of patients. Significant improvement was observed in all of the SF-36 parameters, except for two.
conclusionIn our patient group, ESWT provided effective pain control. In order to evaluate the efficacy of ESWT more accurately and sensitively, prospective randomized studies with longer follow-up periods, in which ESWT is compared with different energy doses and different treatment methods, are needed.
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