if you have a broken tailbone, what would doctors do for it?

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would i be able to walk or dance? i think my tailbone is broken, i fell a month ago and the pain is getting so much worse every day. but ive been able to walk and dance still it just hurts when i sit up. do they have to put somekind of cast on it or something if its broken? or do they just leave it and give you pain killers or what?

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Broken Tailbone Treatment
Treatment aims to manage pain until the bone can heal. Even if the coccyx has moved out of its normal position, doctors usually do not try to correct the misalignment. Muscles in the area are powerful and can pull the coccyx back out of position. Because of the location of the coccyx and the number of muscles attached to it, immobilization is very difficult. That muscle movement also delays healing.

The area may remain painful for an extended period of time. You may be advised to stay in bed initially, or move only as comfort allows. After a reasonable healing time, steroid injections or surgery may be considered if severe pain persists.

Pain Relief
You may be given medication to ease the pain. To reduce discomfort during bowel movements:

Drink plenty of fluids and eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Stool softeners may help decrease straining during bowel movements.
Sitz baths can help relieve muscle spasms. A sitz bath involves soaking the anal area in warm tap water for 10-20 minutes.

Sitting can be very uncomfortable after a coccyx fracture. Suggestions to make sitting less painful include:

Sit on an air cushion or doughnut pad.
Alternate between sitting on one side of the buttock or the other.
Try sitting on a hard chair. Sinking into a soft chair sometimes increases the pressure on the coccyx.
Slouch to move your weight forward and off the coccyx. Note: This advice holds only until you are well enough to sit properly again.

Surgery
If pain continues and causes persistent disability, a coccygectomy might be recommended. During this procedure, the doctor removes the coccyx.

As a rad tech, I can tell you that an x-ray of the coccyx while you are laying on your back is difficult to see because usually there is stool or gas obscuring it. A lateral x-ray (laying on your side) is usually the best way to visualize it, but protocol usually calls for 3 different images anyway.

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Broken Tailbone

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Tailbone Injury

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I got to just say as a parent...I am very concerned! My 13 year old daughter hurt her tailbone MONTHS ago and its not gotten better...just worse over time. The pain does come and goes. I did take her to get it X-rayed and they said she had a lot of "stool" and that what was cause of the discomfort. Ummmm no that is not the cause. After reading the posts I see that she probably needed to have different positions of the tail bone X-rayed. At this point I just don't know what to do. There is nothing worse then seeing your child hurting. We treat it with a heating pad and Ibuprofen, but she is an active teenager w/ cheer and volleyball and school gym. I don't know what to do...it doesn't seem like their is a lot that can be done. I'm certainly not given my child pain medication. UGH! I'm open to suggestions from people who may have had or dealt with this type of injury....

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO they cant cast your ***!!
READ ON!!!!
Healing Information on a Broken tailbone or Pelvic Floor Myalgia

Not many people suffer from the excruciating pain of a broken tailbone (coccyx) or pelvic floor tension myalgia. But when either condition happens, the pain can be quite debilitating. Certain cases of broken tailbones have been reported subsequent to child birth. A broken coccyx is not the easiest diagnosis for a physician to make. Fortunately, healing can occur without medical treatment over two to four weeks. But in cases where the pain lasts longer than several months, pelvic floor tension myalgia maybe the culprit. The condition causes chronic tension and pain in the muscles that are comprised of the pelvic floor.

During extended periods of standing or sitting, pelvic floor tension myalgia symptom usually worsens and triggers the following symptoms:

• Lower back pain

• Tailbone or coccyx pain

• A heavy sensation in the pelvis

• Pain during bowel movements

• Painful intercourse

To determine if you are suffering form pelvic floor myalgia, find a physician who specializes in the condition. Your alternatives will include: an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN), a pain specialist, physical-medicine and a physical rehabilitation specialist. Aside from the specialist conducting a comprehensive medical history, your doctor will perform a pelvis physical examination. Even though there is not a prescription to cure the condition, patients generally improve with treatment. Here are the treatment options:

• Biofeedback is an auditory or visual feedback therapy used with electrical sensors. It can help a patient learn relaxation techniques for the pelvic muscles.

• Physical therapy is similar to biofeedback without the electrical sensors.

• Sufficient sleep: The vast majority of pelvic floor myalgia sufferers experience poor sleep habits. With a fitness routine, sleep can be enhances


• Self-care in the way of avoiding activities that may intensify the pain, hot baths and the application of heat to the perineum can ease the discomfort.

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if you have a broken tailbone, what would doctors do for it?
would i be able to walk or dance? i think my tailbone is broken, i fell a month ago and the pain is getting so much worse every day. but ive been able to walk and dance still it just hurts when i sit up. do they have to put somekind of cast on it or something if its broken? or do they just leave it...

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