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What Causes Pain In Tailbone After An Injury?
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Question: I fell down some steps and landed on my tailbone. I have sever pain from tailbone especially when I sit. I also have shingles on my head. I need some pain medicine for relief
Brief Answer:
Take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
From description it seems to be soft tissue injury over tailbone. You need an x-ray to rule out any bony injury.
Do icing over affected area. You can take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation.
Avoid sitting over hard surface and rest well.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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