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Tail bone pain
I'm suffering from tail bone pain from last april. In the beginning it was not that painful which made me to neglect it but as the days are passing its getting harder for me to handle this pain when I sit on the hard surface or even on the chair I started taking support of my both hands to stand as it started paining a lot and now it finally reached to the stage where it pains even when I touch that place
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It's coccydynia...
Get coccyx lateral view
Avoid:
Sitting on hard surface
Prolong sitting
Do:
Siz bath in hot water
Use cushion and special mattress for coccydynia which is available in market
Take anti inflammatory medication
If pain is not subsiding with these measures you may require local steroid injection
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Avoid Lying on hard Mattreses
Ultrasonic Therapy over the tenderness area
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Could be coccydynia
Next Steps
get an x ray coccyx lat view done
Health Tips
use seats with cutouts for relieving strain and pressure
use of analgesics is helpful
local heat is also helpful
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Its called cooccydaemia.. Pain increases when the patient sits on the hard surfaces, later on surrounding muscles start paining.
Next Steps
Go to a physiotherapist.. Ultrasonic therapy +SWD +few exercises will help for sure.
Health Tips
At home.. Do hot water fomentation +apply some painkiller gel +no hard surface sitting +use cooccydaemia ring/cushion(available in the market) +no long travelling +no cold exposure.
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Hello there,,,,,any pain which manifests itself for more than 3 months should be taken seriously....tailbone/coccygeal pain is particularly a deep seated pain and can be quit irritating,,,,however to find out weather it is coccygeal pain or a strain around the structures a proper and detail assessment is necessary.
Next Steps
visit an Orthopadecian/musculoskeletal Physio.
xrays usually are not very informative hence manual assessment is necessary.
Health Tips
1) Avoid prolong sitting
2) Avoid sitting on hard surface
3) use a Round Ring Pillow to sit...or even while driving if you can to ease the preassure
4) Sit in hot water bath does bring temporary relief
5) OTC antiinflammatory medication or prescription medicine of serriatiopeptidase can bring relief.
do resort back to me with any furthur queries
Regards & Take care.
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Please take sit baths in hot water. Proper mobilization is needed. Avoid sitting for long hours. Use soft pillow or ring cushion to sit. Proper core strengthening and pelvic floor exercises will help u.
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consult a Physiotherapist.
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You need core muscle strengthening and need physiotherapy treatment for reduction of swelling and inflamtion and coccyx manipulation.
Avoid long sitting
Hard surface
Use ring cusion for sitting
Take antiinflamtory
Next Steps
consult orthopedics surgeon
Health Tips
Hard surface sitting
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Physiotherapy treatment and avoid hard surface.
Tk soft pillow
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Hello sir what u can do is take a sits bath in hot water tub for 10 to 15 min and also u can use tyre tube on ur chair to sit. As it will help us reduce the pressure on your pain area.also u should take help of a good physiotherapist to reduce pain immediately through various pain relieving modalities .if then also the pain does not go then u can take help of pain killer medicines prescribed by orthopaedic doctor thanks
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use tyre tube seat,
use pain relieving gels like volini
do buttock squeezing exercise in hot water tub and also otherwise
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Dr. Manish Gandhalikar
Orthopedist
14 yrs exp
Pune
You are suffering from long time so plz visit orthopaedic surgeon near your area. You need evaluation for pain as pain is increasing. Till then avoid sitting for longer duration,use ring pillow or rubber tube for sitting,avoid sitting on hard surface .
Next Steps
visit orthopaedic surgeon
Health Tips
avoid sitting on hard surface
avoid sitting for long duration
use ring pillow or tube for sitting
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