Experiencing Pain in Your Tailbone? Pelvic Therapy May Provide Relief.
If you’ve ever sat down or bent over and felt shooting pain in your tailbone, you may have felt confused. It’s not every day that we feel discomfort in this area! Tailbone pain, also called coccydynia or coccygodynia, typically will disappear on its own within a few weeks or months, however, it does have the potential to become a chronic issue.
Thankfully, you don’t have to wait the pain out. Pelvic floor therapy can help relieve this kind of discomfort in adults and children through several techniques.
What causes tailbone pain?
Tailbone pain occurs in or around the bottom of the spine, or the coccyx. This specific type of pain can be caused by many factors, including trauma to the coccyx after a hard fall, sitting for too long on a hard surface (chairs, floors), joint changes due to age, or childbirth.
Pain in the tailbone is usually described as feeling dull or aching, but it can become unbearable sharp while sitting or getting up from a seating position to a standing one. It may also become difficult to go to the bathroom, and intercourse may be painful as well. Tailbone pain can cause complications with menstruation. Children may also have issues with bowel movements as a result of a coccyx injury.
If you’re unsure whether or not you’ve sustained an injury to your tailbone that is causing you pain, it’s a good idea to get checked out by a medical professional to determine what the issue might be!
How can pelvic floor therapy help treat tailbone pain?
Pelvic floor physical therapy can benefit clients struggling with coccyx pain in many ways. Here at Beyond Physical Therapy, our skilled therapists can show you or your child how to do pelvic floor relaxation techniques. These may include methods such as deep breathing while completely relaxing your pelvic floor (as you would while going to the bathroom.)
A pelvic floor specialist can help determine what the underlying cause is contributing to your pain problem. They know how to properly assess sacrococcygeal joint movement to ensure that there are no abnormalities or complications.
Your pelvic floor therapist may recommend mobilization treatments for your tailbone, especially if you’ve suffered from a fall. They may also recommend ice and heat treatments, pelvic floor relaxation techniques, and yoga poses you can perform to relax your hip muscles.
If you or your child have coccyx pain, don’t wait until it becomes unbearable to seek help. The earlier you begin treatment at Beyond Physical Therapy, the better your overall outcome will be and the quicker you’ll be able to return to a comfortable life.
Contact our clinic for more information!
Beyond Physical Therapy in Franklin and Spring Hill, TN is an experienced provider when it comes to handling cases of chronic pain that may benefit from pelvic floor therapy. Our therapists will assess you or your child’s condition, determine the root cause of the pain, and create a customized treatment plan that will address the problem head-on.
There’s no reason to continue feeling uncomfortable in your own body. Call our clinic today to learn more about our pelvic floor therapy services and how they can help you or a loved one get back to living a life free of coccyx pain.
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