• Ali Seker, Ilker Abdullah Sarikaya, Ozgur Korkmaz, Sercan Yalcin, Melih Malkoc, and Ahmet Murat Bulbul.
• Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Eur Spine J. 2018 May 1; 27 (5): 1166-1171.

ObjectiveWe compared the results of manual therapy combined with steroid injection with single steroid injection in the treatment of persistent coccydynia.Patients And MethodsCombined therapy was performed in 21 patients (Group 1) and steroid injection in 23 patients (Group 2). We compared two groups and investigated the combined therapy group in details. Patients were classified according to the underlying cause, BMI, anatomic type of coccyx and duration of symptoms (< 6 or ≥ 6 months).ResultsMean age was 30.5 years at the time of procedures. Mean followup time was 27.8 months. VAS scores were decreased in both groups but combined therapy group had much more better results. Complete pain relief was achieved in 61.9% of patients in Group 1 whereas it was only 17.4% in Group 2. In 23.8% of Group 1, the VAS score was significantly decreased but the feeling of uncomfortability persisted. This was 73.9% in Group 2. We had no relapse in Group 1 but in Group 2 the relapse rate was 56.5%. Underlying cause, body mass index, anatomic type of coccyx and duration of symptoms had no effect on results.ConclusionManual therapy combined with steroid injection would be an alternative method in case of persistent coccydynia. It is a safe and easy option before surgical treatment.

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