i went skiing for the first time last week...and fell on my butt a thousand times. i think i screwed up my tail bone. it hurts really bad. i'm a dancer and i haven't been able to go to practices. is there any exercise i can do to make it better? my coach told me to rest for a couple of days. i did. its been a week. and i'm anxious to dance again. please help.
2007-02-07 10:04:21 · 7 answers · asked by Lo 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
As they say time heals all. This is especially true with a tailbone injury. The tailbone in fact, apparently serves no purpose other than an injury waiting to happen, and hurtful at that. As you rest it will cease. This may be a prolonged rest and can take several weeks depending on severity.
2007-02-07 10:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I did that when I went snowboarding the first time and then I couldn't do ANYTHING in dance. Lol! I think all I really did was ice it a lot. Do what your coach said and rest some more. After a while, do some light stretching (bend forward and touch your toes.) If it isn't feeling any better within another week or so, make a doctor's appointment :/
2007-02-07 18:11:13 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither a sacral fracture nor a sacrococcygeal sprain is much fun, and neither is very amenable to treatment. If you're a week out now, it's time for hot sitz baths, and a doughnut seat may help. Not much else to do. You may need to see your doctor, but I forwarn you: x-rays are not the test of choice, a rectal exam is. And you won't do much damage dancing, so it's a matter of comfort level when you get back out there.
2007-02-07 23:36:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a possibility that you broke your tail bone. If that is the case no exercise in the world will fix it. It will be painful for months. I broke mine, and found it hard to even sit down comfortably for several months. Unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done for a broken tail bone.
2007-02-07 18:15:33 · answer #4 · answered by colorados_lost_rose 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no exersises that can help heel the tailbone. All you can do is rest and perhaps ice it. If it is still pretty bad - you might need an X-ray to see if you didn't break it.
2007-02-07 18:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think you should wait a day or two and before you dance, meditate so you can become more , well I don't know the word but you get the point. Just do yoga and meditate for a while, kay?
2007-02-07 22:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by FireHeart 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would take ur coaches advice. if it's messed up bad enough u might need surgery or a back brace.
2007-02-07 20:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by would♥you♥like♥some♥champagne? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋