Lecture 24: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Obstetrics

Abstract

Coccygodynia in the obstetric patient is best treated by Thiele's technic. Heat applied for relaxation is followed by intrapelvic massage and stretching of the tight, painful band extending unilaterally or bilaterally from the sacrum and coccyx to the pubis. The obstetric patient should be trained in both antenatal and postnatal exercises for rehabilitating muscles after childbirth.