I have been experiencing tailbone pain for over about 18 months now. I got injured when I jumped off a 10 meter high diving board. I lost my balance during the fall, so I landed on my butt. I've gone to the doctor, but she doesn't take it seriously. She just told me that I takes I while to heal and gave me prescription on pain medication. She didn't even examine it. After a few months I stopped taking them, because I felt like it was too much. It has gotten better, but I still experience great pain when I sit and when I defecate. At this point, I feel like the pain has become chronic. My questions are: is there anything I can do to make it any better? Is it possible that it's out of position? (is it possible to feel if it's out of position) should I go to physical therapy? (i don't want to waist money if it doesn't work) should I take an x-ray? Is it possible that because of this, complications could occur if I give birth?
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The lower end of the vertebral column is inflamed and that bone is called coccyx bone and the condition is called coccydynia. The conservative management would be to keep ice in that inflamed area during one time in a day and also to sit in a hot water bowl where the penetration of the heat would help to reduce the inflammation. And to reduce the weight falling on the inflammed surface we suggest patients to use air cushion pillow (also called as doughnut pillow) where in the buttock's weight will not fall exactly on the painful tail bone and that would automatically reduce the pain. For this the best treatment would be to undergo ultrasonic therapy in one of the nearby physiotherapy clinics.
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