Kinesio-taping Versus Pelvic Floor Exercise for Post Colonoscopy Coccydynia

Hadaya Mosaad

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain

Treatments: Other: traditional physical therapy program , stretching of piriformis. iliopsoas, clam shell exercise,seat cushioning and seat kitz.; Other: kinesio-taping techniques.; Other: Pelvic floor exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04261647

P.T.REC/012002613

Details and patient eligibility

About

Forty-two patients, with coccydynia following colonoscopy were selected from Kasr El-Aini teaching Hospital, with age ranged from 25-45 years. Patients were randomly assigned to the control or experimental groups. The patients in the three groups completed 3-weeks 3 sessions per week for traditional physical therapy treatment consisting of stretching exercise for the piriformis and iliopsoas muscles, clamshell exercise, seat cushioning and seat kitz. Experimental group I received kinsiotaping techniques in addition to the traditional physical therapy. While experimental group II received pelvic floor exercise in the form of reverse kegel exercise or pelvic pulges, in addition to conventional therapies. pain intensity were evaluated by numerical rating scale as a primary out come measure, and Oswestry disability index was used as a secondary out come measure.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients suffering from pain in or around the coccyx, following colonoscopy procedures.
• Age group ranging from 38-58 years old.

Exclusion criteria

• Cancer.

  , - Cysts in pelvic area.

• Pelvic fracture or recent trauma.

• Patient with pain in coccyx region referred from lumbar spine, pelvic floor muscles, degenerative disc, neoplasms, bony spurs, or infections.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

Experimental group 1

Experimental group

Description:

kinesio- taping technique plus traditional physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Other: kinesio-taping techniques.

Other: traditional physical therapy program , stretching of piriformis. iliopsoas, clam shell exercise,seat cushioning and seat kitz.

Experimental group 2

Experimental group

Description:

Pelvic floor exercise plus traditional physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Other: Pelvic floor exercise

Other: traditional physical therapy program , stretching of piriformis. iliopsoas, clam shell exercise,seat cushioning and seat kitz.

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

traditional physical therapy program in the form of stretching of piriformis, stretching of iliopsoas and clam shell exercise, seat cushioning and seat kitz.

Treatment:

Other: traditional physical therapy program , stretching of piriformis. iliopsoas, clam shell exercise,seat cushioning and seat kitz.