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Pain in lower back and tail bone
I am having pain and burning in my tail bone area and it spreads to thighs and hips on sitting . Got the x ray of spine And hip done . Attaching the report
Result
Joint spaces and articular margins are normal in bilateral hip joints.
No subarticular bony lesion seen.
The pelvic bones do not show any focal lytic / sclerotic lesion.
Radio-opaque Shadow ? Loose body is seen lateral to left hip joint.
Can you explain what dies radio opaque shadow means and also the loise body
Thankyou so much
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To avoid pain in tail bone, sit in such a manner that the tail bone does not touch the seat.
Sit on thigh so that tail bone is not touching the seat. To learn more,
Kindly visit my clinic 3-5 pm any day. Sunday off.
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Hello
Pain in tail bone on sitting typically gives diagnosis of coccydynia
Next Steps
-Avoid sitting on card couch
-Use ring tube while sitting on chair to avoid direct pressure on tail bone
-cap microcid SR 75 od for 7days
Tab deflacort 6mg BD for 5days
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
4 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Its coccylgia.. use seitz bath
Soft cushion while sitting
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Dr. Parteek Bansal
Orthopedic surgeon
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
It can be coccydynia.
Next Steps
use soft cushioned pillow
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