Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscles Down Training on Postpartum Coccydynia

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Pelvic floor down training exercise: Patient will be asked to breathe deeply and bring her awareness to her pelvic floor. Feel her muscles relax as she inhales and maintain position for 5 seconds and then release for the same amount of time. Do two to three sets of 10 throughout the day. Once she masters this, she can try holding and releasing for longer periods of time. Make sure she is breathing while doing these exercises. It 's important to breathe all the way into her stomach (instead of only breathing into her chest). Keeping her belly relaxed. This is known as diaphragmatic breathing.

Stretching exercises: stretching exercises for piriform and iliopsoas muscles with 5 second stretch hold, 5 repetitions/session for 5 sessions/week for four weeks.

Study summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of pelvic floor muscle down training on postpartum coccydynia.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Pain intensity — 4 weeks
  Visual analogue scale will be used to measure the pain intensity before and after the treatment program. The VAS is a 10-point scale comprising a number from 0 through 10; 0 indicates "no pain", and 10 indicates the "worst imaginable pain". VAS is a valid \& reliable pain rating scale

Trial sites (1)

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