When we seek to talk about sacrum and coccyx pain we have to talk about the coccidinia. This is known asúoften as sacrum pain or coccyx pain, being an affectionón which is quite rare and relatively little known, which can cause persistent pain in the lower part of the spine.
This part of the spinal column is the coccyx or sacrum bone.; and when we talk about coccydynia we talk about a localized pain, so it is usually a pain that is accentuatedúa, and so it gets worse, at the time of carrying out the actionón sitting down or when performing any type of activity that involves the exertion of pressureón in the lower area of the column.
A curiosity about it is that it is a conditionón occurs more often in women than in men. It is usually caused by local trauma, how can it be a caíand, or by the birth itself. on some extra occasionsñas, an infectionón or a tumor can cause there to be sacrum and coccyx pain.
Coccydynia alsoén is known as coccygodynia, cocc painígeo, c painóccix, cocciaglia or sacral bone pain. Thus, when we talk about sacrum and coccyx pain we refer to this conditionón. All these youéterms are used to refer to a set of symbolsíTailbone symptoms that can occur from different conditions or injuries.
The treatment, Thus, to dependá of the cause that causes them, así as to its severity and durationón of the síntomas.
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Sísymptoms and treatments of sacrum and coccyx pain
The síntomas what isán associated with sacrum and coccyx pain can be one or more of the following:
- pain that showsás intense when sitting down.
- Localized pain in the regionón of the coccyx that worsens when it is touched or received pressureón.
- You feel a pain that is worse when you go from one positionón sitting to standing.
- Pain that worsens at the time of stressñment and that is relieved at the moment of performing an evacuationón.
The modificationón of the activity to avoid pressureón on the sacrum and a combinationónumber of treatments for reductionóno. of sacrum and coccyx pain It is usually enough to be able to control and relieve the pain..
Nevertheless, in some cases, although unusual, it may be recommended that the patient undergo surgeryíto be able to remove the coccyx, but this surgeryía is only recommended in those cases in which the pain is intense and if the treatment is not surgical.úrgico and modificationóof activity have not been found to be effective in relieving pain afterés of several months of treatment.
Sacral and coccyx pain and its history
The sacrum and coccyx pain has a long history that is not fully understood. At the beginning of the 20th century it was a diagnosisófrequent stico for all types of low back pain. To treat it, a treatment was carried out that was quite extreme, what it consists ofíat the extirpationóno of coccyx. From the positive point of view, this operationón it should be taken into account that he had different results.
The opinionógeneral with respect to her, he was able to conclude that the conditionón occurred more frequently in women, so it was related to neurosis. The dilemma was that if the surgeryíit didn't work, it was because the pain was that pain in the person's head. For this reason, it arrivedó I concluded itón that it was not entirely effective, and for this reason the surgeryíto loseó prestige and leaveó to be done frequently; and subsequently there was little research on this matter.
At present, coccydynia is considered to be a conditionón métip, although it occurs infrequently.
It affects más to women
Most coccyx injuries, and therefore of suffering sacrum and coccyx pain has to do with women for the following reasons:
- The coccyx in women is rotated, which implies that it is found más exposed to being able to suffer somethingún tipo de lesión.
- Women have a pelvis más wide, which means that when sitting they exert a greater pressureón on the coccyx. This is a big difference from men, that for his anatomyíthey don't apply much pressureónot on the same.
- Childbirth is one of the common causes of suffering sacrum and coccyx pain, something that only happens in the case of women.
Underlying Causes of Sacrum and Tailbone Pain
The diagnosisóstico that causes the sacrum and coccyx pain, that is to say, la coccidinia, identifyá, as usual, one of these underlying causes of pain, What are they:
- local trauma. a houseía blow to the coccyx can cause inflammationón the ligaments or injure the coccyx or the unión coccígea with the sacrum. This is probably the cause más comúno to suffer sacrum and coccyx pain.
- Part. During the match, baby's headé passes over the top of the tailbone, and the pressureón created against it can result in injuries to the structures of the same. Although it is rare, I took itón también can cause its fracture.
- Presión. Some activities that involve exerting pressureón long on the coccyx, such as horse riding or similar, can cause it to appear sacrum and coccyx pain. The pain caused by these causes is usually temporary, although if the inflammationón and sísymptoms are not treated, the pain can become severeónico.
- Tumor infected orón. very rarely, coccydynia is caused by a tumor or infectionón that takes place in the regióno of coccyx.
