Back ground: Coccydynia is a pain in the coccyx. It mainly affects females. Approximately 14% of coccydynia occurs due to delivery trauma. Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and stretching exercises are mainly used to treat the musculoskeletal disorders. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to compare between the effect of muscle energy technique and stretching exercise in the management of post-natal Coccydynia. Methods: Forty volunteers, multi-Parus femalesubjects suffering from Coccydynia after six weeks post-partum. Their age were ranged between 25-35 years and BMI were not exceed 30 Kg/m2. They were detected randomly assigned into two groups equal in number. group A (n=20) and group B (n=20). groupA received muscle energy technique exercise 3 times per week for 12 sessions. group B received stretching exercise3 times per week for 12 sessions. Results: There was a significant decrease in VAS and ODI post treatment in the group A and B compared with that pre treatment (p< 0.001). The percent of decrease in VAS and ODI in the group A was 58.46 and 61.09% while that of group B was 55.22 and 56.82%. There was no significant difference between groups pre-treatment (p > 0.05). Comparison between the group A and B post treatment revealed non significant difference in VAS and ODI between groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: There was no significance difference between muscle energy technique and stretching exercise in managementof post-natal coccydynia.
