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Pain in the region of the coccyx
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Pain in the coccyx may be oppressive, accompanied by tingling, burning, irradiating in the perineum, in the groin, buttocks, rectum or thighs. If the variant of traumatization is excluded, the causes that cause pain may be the following:
- neuralgia of the sciatic nerve;
- inflammation of the genitals;
- salt deposition or inflammation;
- osteochondrosis;
- diseases of the intestinal tract;
- omission of the perineum;
- absence of stool;
- stress.
[What causes pain in the coccyx?
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve is accompanied by weakness of the muscles, back pain, which can give to the legs and coccyx. Pain usually shooting, causing a burning sensation and crawling crawl, range from mild to very strong. To provoke such a disorder can be excessive physical exertion, weight lifting, sharp and awkward movements. To diagnose the disease using the method of X-ray, computer and magnetic resonance imaging. In the treatment of this pathology should be limited physical activity, it is advisable to use non-steroid drugs - ketaprofen, diclofenac, piroxicam, ibuprofen, indomethacin. To the affected area, you can apply ice and a heating pad, it is recommended to lie on a hard surface, you can put a pillow under your knees. In the treatment of neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, methods of physiotherapy are also widely used: UHF therapy, magnetotherapy, electrophoresis, phonophoresis, and paraffin applications.
Pain in the coccyx may be triggered by inflammation of the uterine appendages. Painful sensations in this case are concentrated in the lower part of the abdomen, they are released into the lower back, they grow with stress, stress, hypothermia, sexual intercourse, sometimes there is vomiting and fever. From the genitals can purulent or serous masses, accompanied by itching, can be released. If the disease has passed into a chronic form, the menstrual cycle is broken, the monthly ones become painful. To treat the disease use antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as funds that increase immunity.
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar region also provokes pain in the coccyx. Concomitant symptoms are low back pain, stiffness of the movements, difficulty in raising and straightening the legs. If the cause of pain in the coccyx is osteochondrosis, a physiotherapeutic treatment and anti-inflammatory therapy may be prescribed by a neuropathologist (non-steroid preparations are used both as intramuscular injections and tablets, and as ointments and gels for topical application). With osteochondrosis, massage courses, manual therapy, acupuncture are prescribed, spine traction is performed.
Pain in the coccyx is sometimes associated with intestinal obstruction. Symptomatology of the disease: bloating, lack of stool or presence of blood in stools, vomiting. To diagnose the disease, X-ray examination is carried out, the treatment can be both conservative and surgical, depending on the form and nature of the course of the disease.
Pain in the coccyx often occurs as a result of the deposition of salts or inflammation in the joint between the coccyx and the sacrum. To provoke such a disorder are able to traumas of the coccyx, pathological processes of the pelvic organs and the gastrointestinal tract, long cycling, and heavy labor. With pain, it is desirable to sit on a hard surface, you can not actively move, run, walk fast, lift weights.
The omission of the perineum is characterized by a shift to the bottom of the pelvic floor, which is the cause of the loss of the vagina, uterus, rectum. Factors capable of provoking such a pathology are surgical interventions, age-related changes (collagen reduction and lack of estrogen causes weakening of the fascia and connective tissue), asthenic physique, heavy physical exertion, constipation, multiple births. To eliminate the disease, surgical intervention is performed.
Pain in the coccyx may be caused by the lack or delay of the stool. The causes of this disorder may be a lack of fluid in the body, unbalanced nutrition, neuroses and psychoses, inflammatory processes of the intestine and genital organs, intoxication of the body. Constipation may be accompanied by loss or deterioration of appetite, belching, unpleasant aftertaste in the oral cavity, general weakness, headache and muscle pain, nervousness, sleep disturbances. To prevent the disease, it is necessary to balance the diet, evenly distribute physical activity, and try to avoid stress. To eliminate constipation and bowel movement, laxative preparations (guttalax, softwax), agents for normalizing intestinal peristalsis (espumizan), drugs normalizing the intestinal microflora (lactovit, linex), a therapeutic diet are prescribed.
To diagnose and eliminate diseases that cause pain in the coccyx, consult a physician, proctologist or gynecologist.