Tailbone pain - How to PREVENT coccyx pain

 

 

Tailbone and Coccyx pain

OK, I have a quiz for you: What is there in common between: the beautiful neighbour that uses her bicycle every day, the computer nerd that sits in front of the computer for 15 hours per day, and the gym enthusiast that does 300 sit ups every day?

 

 [ OK,OK. So you have a hint because you have already read the title. So what? Can't we do bit of a drama here? ]

 

 It is a..... It is a...... tailbone pain!

[ Drummmmm music ]

Yes, my beloved reader! It is the very lovely pain, you feel right at the tip of your tail bone, that brings us together here. For those that just joined in, we were talking about lower-back, more-low-than-you-think pains.

Reasons For That Pain - And Were The Hell is it.

At the very end of your spine there is a bone called the coccyx, it is also known as the tail bone. It is what Mother Evolution let us from the times we all had tails and we were running naked and happy in some forest. Some people still run naked, but they do it only in football stadiums and only during important football matches. That's another story though.

 

 

A tail bone pain is the only case in medical history, where you have patients running straight to the library right after they have visited their doctor, in order to find out how on bloody earth do you spell the word coccyx. The reasons for the pain are many and various. When they all gather together in a medicine symposium, they easily pack the amphitheater and they make a hell of a noise. The common reasons are: (And we will *only* list the most commons: If you feel neglected call our special line.)

  • You were born with some deformed tail bone.
  • You were born with some small dis-formation that contains hair inside your skin at that point and the result is nasty.
  • You have an unstable or dislocating coccyx.

Well the list is long. The reader might want to have a look at the end of this article for more details. The result of all the above is that, at some point, a cyst is formed at that area. And this can be *very* painful. [ Drama here: A group of mothers shed a tear. A young child cried. Somewhere in the night, a dog barked: This was, clearly, a very touching moment. ] If it really becomes acute you should visit your doctor, he will judge if an operation is needed. After the operation you will need at least a few days up to a month to be able to sit again properly. Your resulting walking style can be fun for others to watch. There will be no horse riding that month.

Prevention

This catastrophe does not come, always, out of the blue: The pain usually progresses from a slight disturbance to a full blown Oh-I-Want-My-Mommy type of pain. The best prevention is to find a way to stop pressing that point as you do your everyday activities. Now after years of dealing with that type of pains we found out a very simple method to prevent the above catastrophe. We did it for you, my fellow reader, and we checked it out with other people, to make sure it works.

Books.

 

 

Yes my friends. Books. You have to find and sit on two books that will prevent your tail bone from touching the chair. You should position them in a way that they leave a small gap between them. Your coccyx should be over that gap and that will prevent him from touching the chair. If you want to do sit ups, you might try using some pillows that will do the above. The above method helped me avoid the tail bone pain from becoming too serious and that is impressive if you consider that all my 29 brothers had already an operation of that kind. For those of you that prefer horses and bicycles to move around, why don't you use the metro for a change?

 

The above idea works very well and doesn't cost anything. I talked to a friend of my that insisted that it is much better to buy one of those coccyx cushions. I managed to convince him not to buy one that day. He is still very satisfied with his decision.

There is only one thing that we haven't figured out yet. How on earth will you explain this? People will find you sitting on two vocabulary books and they will want to learn the reason. You will have to convince them that the reason is indeed a tail bone pain and not some crazy sex night where things went badly wrong.

[ Applause. Curtain. Lights back on. ]

Tailbone and Coccyx pain

 




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Felicia Inniss   | | 2008-05-14 02:28:44
:unsure: :( I taught i was going crazy having pain in my ass. But people do suffer from tailbone pain.


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Joe   | | 2009-05-20 00:49:56
Please don't say those bad words. Thanks!!!


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quackducker   | | 2009-06-07 16:43:05
ROFLMAO! I love you're being able to laugh at the pain. That's a great way to deal with it!!

I've had this PITA for several months (seems to have started with Pilates rolls) and now I feel like the tip is a bit swollen.

Good luck and keep your sense of humor!


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bazz94   | | 2008-06-21 10:50:32
hey,, im 14 yrs old and my coccyx bone has been hurtin for a year, i thought it was growing pains so i just left it but i read up n people are saying it might be dislocated :s .. Is there any way of relieving the pain with injections?/


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Anonymous   | | 2008-06-21 11:55:39
Man, just go ask a doctor. That is why we have doctors.


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Anonymous - I still don't know what is wr   | | 2009-05-20 00:43:19
Okay so this is great information but I don't know if i have this problem. My bottom doesn't hurt all of the time. It doesn't really hurt when I sit on my tailbone it just starts to hurt if i sit on it for a while. I just get this shooting pain in my bum. I am not very old so I am pretty worried about this. I don't remember falling on it or anything so I don't think that is it. Can someone please help me!! I am very worried.


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Lion   | | 2009-05-21 15:21:40
Hi anonymous,

Yes, a doctor can help you. If you are very worried why dont you go see one ?


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Anonymous   | | 2009-05-24 20:25:42
kakarot


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Toni Whelan - pain in the tail   | | 2009-08-18 21:03:32
Hey
its been 2 years and it is a big problem and I went to the doctor and they do not take it serious as it is idiopathic meaning there is not a reason for the problem. but it is a truly depressing fact of life this pain I have and no insurance to have this area removed or even get a shot.


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Aloha Mama - Self help for the pain in your   | | 2009-08-23 09:48:34
I read on another site how to 'fix' the pain, at least for awhile. Sit forward in a chair, and run your hand down your back until you feel the coccyx bone, and sort of push the tip of your bone up and forward... It slightly relieves the pain a bit.


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Dutch - Tailbone Pain - My Wife   | | 2009-12-31 22:07:16
For about 6 or 7 years, my wife has had terrible tailbone pain with no apparent cause. She is 57 years old and has had 3 children and a hysterectomy. She has been on various medications, and currently takes Methadone with Percocet for breakthrough pain. She is on the maximum dosage of Neurontin. She has had nerve blocks, radio wave ablations, and spinal simulators, all to no avail. The blocks last a few hours, the ablations less than a week, and the stimulators can't go through a narrowed opening in her spine. She uses a TENS unit daily, but it relieves only about 60 percent of the pain. She has significant pain with any bowel movement, and finds the only way she can be relatively pain free is to be in a prone position. When a low-pressure system comes through, additional arthritic pain can't be touched by the medicine she takes and she can hardly stand it. Her quality of life is poor, and subsequently, so is mine. She has had manipulation by a chiropractor, but the pain returned within hours. Our primary care physician has informed us that he has reached the limit of his knowledge, and no one else seems able to find a cause (as if they were looking for one), let alone find a cure. My wife has no tolerance for additional pain, and in fact, for anything that upsets her. She's depressed and has terrible side effects from the pain medicine. Because her pain medicines are controlled substances, she has to personally drive 40 minutes to her doctor's office in great pain, and then drive 40 minutes back again. At this point, we wonder if it would be appropriate to have the tail bone removed? Please pray for my wife and if anyone has any advice on how we can find some help, please send it our way. Thanks.


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Linda - Tailbone pain   | | 2010-01-03 04:20:20
Hi Dutch,
I have had tailbone pain for just over 5 years now. My Dr. gives me a shot of cortisone in my tailbone. It lasts for a few months. Maybe that can help her. Good luck!


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Dutch   | | 2010-01-05 16:05:20
Linda, Thanks for the reply. She's had steroid injections with pain reliever (commonly called a block) but they only last her a few days at most. She's had injections by her gyne. as well. So far, nothing helps. We intend to keep trying, though.


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Linda - Dutch   | | 2010-01-05 18:20:46
Hey Dutch,
Good luck to your wife. And keep us posted. I'm tired of my pain and I cam empathize with your wife. My back and hips are so out of alignment from trying to find a comfortable sitting position. I wind up sitting on my hip and that now causes so much pain in my hips that my hips throb. I'm trying to figure out what to do myself.


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Dutch   | | 2010-01-06 15:43:14
We can relate, Linda. She's had a Chiropractor put her hips into place a time or two, and he even showed me how to do it, but it isn't the main source of the problem, unfortunately. We wish it were that simple. There has to be some cause of the pain, even if it is referred pain. We'll def. keep you up to date if anything happens.


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