Tailbone pain

Do you have any advice how to stop excruciating pain in the tailbone area? It is extremelly difficult for me to sit anywhere.

Ohhh, how I HATE that!!! I'm willing to try most anything when my tailbone pain starts. It gets so bad at times that even trying to stand up straight is impossible.

Usually for me, heat helps, but I also use ice, arthritis type rubs, arnica and DMSO works sometimes, gentle stretching is always a must.

I hope you can find something to ease this for you.

Thats a complicated area, as its hard to tell what exactly is hurting.

Obviously the tail bone is just more back vertebrata. Lots of little muscles that tighten up too. A well padded chair helps this. Falling on your but can hurt these bones.

Could be your SI joint- that pain is in the "V" outline of your tail bone and consists of cartilage that works like a super, super tight muscle holding it in place with your hips. - if thats the deal, you might feel like you get stuck down there after sitting a long time.

There is always the hot/cold argument. Its a win/win if you alternate, if one feels bad, dont do it.

If its not to tight- try massageing the little muscles in the area to get the blood flowing so it heals.

Girlie's post made me think of something else - for me, changing positions was/is the worst - so I know mine is usually from all those little muscles and tendons that keep getting very tight. Any time my upper back and shoulders start being really tight, I can count on my tailbone area feeling left out and joining in. This is when I usually know to use heat, and as much gentle stretching as I can stand.

astroman said...
"Mine was strange...usually while I was sitting I didn't feel it....but when I stood up after sitting...it was excruciating."

- that is one of the classic symptoms of SI Joint inflammation or "strain". The "V" soft tissue on sides of the tailbone. You feel good sitting and then the joint gets stuck- but you feel it when rising, since the joint needs to flex then.

If putting a thickly folded towel (4" 6") under the SI/tailbone. letting the hips drop on either side (all this on floor on your back) after 5-10 min can result in relief. They sell a foam thingie called Sacro Wedgie for this purpose.

I'm lucky it went away ... I guess it's possible that lyme can cause the inflammation of the SI joint.

So many of my 'issues' have fallen by the way side...without me 'doing anything' other than treatment.

thank you all for your answers.

mine is the worst when I sit down. I cannot sit on the chair without being in much pain. I am underweight and I think it is also one of the reasons, because I lost so much weight because of Lyme.
I will try everything that you suggested. I hope something will help me.