Coccydynia: a review of pathoanatomy, aetiology, treatment and outcome.

Evaluating conservative treatments to reduce coccydynia symptoms: a systematic review

Background: There are many conservative interventions to reduce the symptoms of coccydynia, but it is not clear which treatment can be more effective. The aim of this review study was to evaluate the types of conservative interventions and the effectiveness of each of them in reducing coccydynia symptoms. Methods: This systematic review was carried out based on PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Item...

Generalized granuloma annulare: a report of 2 cases and literature review

Granuloma annulare (GA) is an idiopathic benign skin disease, characterized by annular dermal plaques or papules. Much is still unknown concerning its aetiology, association, and pathogenesis.We report two patients with generalized GA (GGA), with different age of presentation, co-morbidities, and disease morphology. Herein, we report two patients with GGA with different clinical features,...

A review on aetiology and pathogeny of African horse sickness

Coccygectomy. A review of thirty-seven cases.

COCCYDYNIA is a condition for which there are many forms of treatment. This is partly a reflection of the fact that coccydynia is a subjective complaint and therefore difficult to assess, indeed it can probably only be assessed subjectively. Coccydynia usually responds to conservative measures, but when these measures fail coccygectomy has been reported to be successful." 2 However, it is our i...

A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effect of Biofeedback on Pain and Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Coccydynia

Purpose of the study: 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 ...