Coccyx pain or tailbone pain is very painful and hateful. Therefore, when the coccyx always occurs pain that is pain in the lower extremity of the back or even known as the tailbone, immediately consult an orthopedic surgeon. A tumor in the lower back or the tailbone area or coccyx, which is located between the navels, is called coccydynia.
What are the symptoms of pain in the coccyx or tailbone?
Severe pain face when you move from sitting to standing. Deep pain around the tailbone or coccyx area while sitting. The pain is caused by sitting on a soft or soft surface, not when you sit on a hard one, this is because all or almost all body weight the seat bone is taken, hard bits in the bottom of the pelvis. But when you sit on something soft like a couch, the cushion stretches between the bones, lifting the pressure on you, and the coccyx is placed out of alignment. The coccyx, or tail, gradually escapes very slightly even to the touch of the fingers, and the pain is very transverse in the legs. This extreme pain may feel like sitting on a knife. This pain in the coccyx becomes worse during intercourse in both men and women. Coccyx pain is also sometimes felt during pelvic movements, or even during menstruation menstrual in the case of women.
What are the causes of coccyx or tail pain?
A common cause of injury to the tailbone or coccyx is due to lower back pain. Or in birth sometimes the birthing coccyx comes and breaks. In some sports like cycling or rowing there is repetitive stress and pressure on the tail or coccyx. It can also be caused by an infection of the spine or lower back, compression of nerves or tumors.
How is coccyx or tailbone pain treated?
When encountering such injuries and experiencing constant pain, apply ice to the affected area for 25 to 30 minutes, repeating four to five times during the first few days of the injury. While sitting in your office, chair you will sit on a hard wooden chair instead of a soft computer chair. Always avoid soft surfaces while sitting. At home, make it a habit not to use soft chairs, but to sit on the floor or use a hard chair. Buy a donut pillow that has a central hole to prevent the tailbone or hip from coming into contact with the surface. This will help the tailbone to be in a relaxed position and the tailbone pain will not arise. The main thing to remember is that they eat quite rough, food in fatty fiber and have medicine that will prevent constipation. Constipation aggravates injury to the tail or coccyx. Drink a lot of water avoid masala diet (food rich in spices).
Therefore, patients suffering from tailbone or coccyx pain should take extra care avoiding soft surfaces. But beware of sleeping with soft beds, and try another position, where you do not have to lie on the bottom side, to avoid pain in the coccyx or tail.
