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Pain In Tailbone After Getting Up From Chair. Any Advice?
Question: When standing up from a chair I experience pain in my tail-bone area which lasts for about 10 seconds and then disappears. Sometimes it can be quite severe. This has been the case for the last 1 - 2 months. Any advice?
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Based upon the description of the symptoms, I feel it could be COCCYDYNIA.
Generally this condition occurs secondary to injury (which could have gone unnoticed) but may occur spontaneously.
There are a few other causes of tail bone pain which can mimic coccydynia -
* Sciatica
* Infection
* Pilonidal cysts
* fracture of coccygeal bone
A detailed examination and appropriate investigations are needed to pin point the diagnosis.
The general treatment guidelines for this condition are as follows-
* Sit completely upright with proper posture — keeping your back firmly against the chair, knees level with your hips, feet flat on the floor and shoulders relaxed
* Lean forward while sitting down
* Sit on a doughnut-shaped pillow or wedge (V-shaped) cushion
* Apply heat or ice to the affected area
* Take over-the-counter pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil)
If the pain is not resolving with the above measures, then a local steroid injection will offer dramatic pain relief in certain cases.
Hope I have addressed your issues. Happy to help for any more clarifications.
Regards
Based upon the description of the symptoms, I feel it could be COCCYDYNIA.
Generally this condition occurs secondary to injury (which could have gone unnoticed) but may occur spontaneously.
There are a few other causes of tail bone pain which can mimic coccydynia -
* Sciatica
* Infection
* Pilonidal cysts
* fracture of coccygeal bone
A detailed examination and appropriate investigations are needed to pin point the diagnosis.
The general treatment guidelines for this condition are as follows-
* Sit completely upright with proper posture — keeping your back firmly against the chair, knees level with your hips, feet flat on the floor and shoulders relaxed
* Lean forward while sitting down
* Sit on a doughnut-shaped pillow or wedge (V-shaped) cushion
* Apply heat or ice to the affected area
* Take over-the-counter pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil)
If the pain is not resolving with the above measures, then a local steroid injection will offer dramatic pain relief in certain cases.
Hope I have addressed your issues. Happy to help for any more clarifications.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for your initial diagnosis. I did not have any injury recently but I suppose that probably it developed over time due to long hours in incorrect seating positions (at work I spend most of the day in front of a computer). I will try your suggestions.
Hi, Nice to hear from you.
Please follow the mentioned guidelines and I hope you will definitely find improvement in your symptoms.
Good luck
Please follow the mentioned guidelines and I hope you will definitely find improvement in your symptoms.
Good luck
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. K. Naga Ravi Prasad
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
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