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- Title
A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect of Biofeedback on Pain and Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Coccydynia.
- Authors
Ahadi, Tannaz; Raissi, Gholam Reza; Hosseini, Maryam; Sajadi, Simin; Ebadi, Safoora; Mansoori, Korosh
- Abstract
Introduction: Pelvic floor muscles dysfunction is one of the most important etiologies of coccydynia; therefore, manual therapies have been proposed as the first line of treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of biofeedback as a new approach in the treatment of coccydynia. Methods: Thirty women were randomized into two groups. Both groups were injected with the corticosteroid. One group received pelvic floor muscle exercises plus biofeedback while the other group only performed exercises. The patient's pain was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) in the first visit and after 1, 2, and 6 months of follow-up as well as Dallas pain and SF-36 quality of life questionnaires before and 2 months after the treatment. Results: Pain had improved significantly after 1, 2, and 6 months in both groups compared to the baseline. However, the amount of change was not different between the groups at any time interval. The results were the same for the Dallas pain scale and SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. Conclusion: Adding biofeedback to pelvic floor muscle exercises did not lead to any further improvement in the management of chronic coccydynia. Further studies with larger sample sizes may reveal the effect of biofeedback more clearly.
- Subjects
KEGEL exercises; CLINICAL trials; PELVIC floor; QUALITY of life; VISUAL analog scale; PELVIC pain
- Publication
Basic & Clinical Neuroscience, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 6, p753
- ISSN
2008-126X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32598/bcn.11.6.1553.1