I sit all day for my job and my tailbone is KILLING me. Any inexpensive remedies that I could try?

Question

It's not in my budget to buy a special chair or anything, and I've tried making a wedge with towels, pillows, you name it. I do transcription work so my feet have to be on the floor at all times. And strangely enough, my tailbone doesn't really bother me much while I'm sitting but sometimes I just can't get up because it's so bad.

Answer 1

You can purchase a foam "donut" pillow at many healthcare stores for about 10-15 dollars. Sit on the pillow with your coccyx (tailbone) in the "hole" of the donut. This will allow for the pressure to be taken off of that area while seated. If you aren't sitting on the painful area and irritating it further throughout the day, it may make moving around once you're ready to get up easier.

Answer 2

I'd see a chiropractor and massage therapist


Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

Honey, you are going to have to give your poor body a break every 2 hrs. or so, before more than your tailbone gives your problems. Get up, walk around for 5 minutes. Have a glass of water or juice; get a breath of fresh air then get back to work. I know you said you can't afford special chair; but, hey, if you're in that much pain, you should invest in ANYTHING to relieve it! Get yourself an inexpensive "donut" ( a blow-up or foam) to sit on to relieve the pressure and take anti-inflammatories like OTC aspirin or ibuprophen (with food please). Sitting for extended periods of time will also cause varicose veins or at worse blood clots in your legs. Perhaps wearing support hose would help compress the veins and keep your blood circulating properly. Take it easy on yourself at home with hot bath soaks and lots of rest. Simple things can bring a great deal of relief. Godloveya!

Answer 4

Go pick up a donut pillow or better yet one of those pillow type of things that they put baby's in to help them learn to sit up. Put the open end under your tailbone. I had a cyst removed from my tailbone and that was awesome for that because your tailbone is not touching anything.

Answer 5

try to relax in a sauna or in a pool that seem to work for me