Coccyx Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to assess whether a pain-adapted protocol of rESWT is effective in treating coccydynia.
Interventions
OTHERESWT
ESWT
Sponsors
Barts & The London NHS Trust
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥18 years * VAS pain level ≥6 * Diagnosis of coccydynia (persistent pain in the coccygeal area consistent with coccydynia)
Exclusion criteria
* Age \<18 years * Local or systemic neurological disease * Rheumatological disease * Malignant disease * Previous spinal surgery or spinal disease * Coagulopathies * Pregnancy * VAS pain level \<6 * Recent (≤6 weeks) trauma to the coccyx
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Management of coccydynia | 12 months | Management of coccydynia (pain in the coccyx). The main presenting symptom is pain. its management is the primary goal of treatment. The pain VAS was used to monitor patient response and clinical improvement throughout treatment, with patients ranking the severity of their pain at rest, between no pain (0) and worst imaginable pain (10). Patients were asked their pain level before treatment at each session; although, this did not form part of our formal data collection. Treatment continued until patients reported a VAS pain level ≤3, at which point they were discharged from the clinic. |
Outcome results
None listed