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The coccyx is the tail bone at the base of the spine. Coccyx pain is called “coccydynia”. Falls may bruise, fracture or displace the coccyx or strain the ligaments that attach it the bottom of the sacrum, A fracture coccyx usually causes pain when you poo..
An unusual cause of coccyx problems is when the pelvic muscles contract so strongly during childbirth that they pull the coccyx into a very flexed position (it looks like a tick on x-ray).- “trigger coccyx”
Coccyx pain can also be referred from higher up the spine. If the coccyx itself is the problem, it is most likely to hurt when you are sitting. If however it is worse as you sit down or get up again, this is more likely due to a structure higher up.
There are external and internal osteopathic techniques for the coccyx
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