Treatment of osteitis pubis in athletes using conservative therapy only
| Article | Subjects | Age (years) | Sport | Symptom duration prior to Rx | Rest | Progressive rehabilitation | Medications | Other modalities | Return to play | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurty | 1 M | 21 | Ice hockey | 4 days | 6 weeks | None | Indomethacin25 mg | None | Not specified | None |
| Rodriquez | 35 M | Mean 18.9 | Soccer | Not specified | None | Yes | Ibuprofen 800 tid | Cryo-massage laser, ultrasound | Mild (uni-lateral symptoms): 3.8 weeks moderate (bilateral) | None |
| McKim | 9 M | Mean 38.9 | Soccer3 | 20.6 months | None | 9 out of 11 athletes | 4 out of 11 athletes on non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs | Compression shorts | Not specified, compression shorts significantly improved VAS pain scores after exercise by not at rest | None |
| 2 F | Running19 | |||||||||
| Hockey2 | ||||||||||
| Squash4 | ||||||||||
| Skiing4 | ||||||||||
| Sing | 1 M | 17 | Soccer | 3 months | 1 wk | Yes | None | None | 3 months | None |
| McCarthy | 1 M | 20 | Football | 6 weeks | None | Yes | None | None | 5 weeks | None |
| Wollin | 4 M | Mean 16.5 | Football | 2 weeks4 Not specified2 | None | Yes | None | None | Mean 13 weeks | None |
VAS, visual analogue scale.