How to quickly relieve coccyx pain

If you experience pain in your coccyx, you should go to the hospital for a check-up in time to understand the specific cause and then receive symptomatic treatment. There are many reasons for the pain. If you have fallen, you should use cold compresses in time to relieve swelling and pain, and use medication in time to achieve the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain. If it is due to lesions in some surrounding tissues, such as tumors, you should check and treat it in time.

How to quickly relieve coccyx pain

If the coccyx is injured by a fall and there is no fracture, conservative treatment is mainly used to avoid sitting for long periods of time. To protect the coccyx from squeezing and irritation, make a cushion with a hole at the coccyx and place it on a chair, sofa, or bed. You need to persist in the treatment for more than 1-2 months before you can sit back in a normal position. You can also take hot water sitz baths and physical therapy.

When sitting, to avoid direct force on the coccyx, you can alternate between sitting sideways and leaning forward. If it is an injury, you can apply cold compresses (such as using a cold pack or an ice pack wrapped in a towel) several times a day for 15-20 minutes each time in the first few days after the injury. If the pain is severe, you can take pain relievers such as ibuprofen. Eat a light diet, pay attention to nutrition, avoid spicy food, and eat more high-fiber foods (such as fruits and vegetables or fiber supplements) to soften stool and avoid constipation. If your condition does not improve after a period of self-care, it is best to see a doctor.

Daily methods to protect the coccyx

1. Maintaining the same posture all the time will cause varying degrees of coccyx pain, sometimes radiating to the buttocks and thighs, commonly known as TV coccyx disease. Therefore, when watching TV for a long time, you should pay attention to properly moving your waist and not always maintain the same posture to watch TV programs. This is the fundamental way to prevent TV coccyx disease.

2. Try to reduce or avoid pressure on the affected area. When sitting normally, you can put a decompression cushion similar to a lifebuoy on the chair to reduce the pressure on the affected area. This hollow-designed cushion can disperse the pressure on the coccyx and buttocks, allowing patients to sit longer and work more conveniently.

3. You can take some calcium supplements to accelerate the recovery of lower back pain caused by coccygeal injury (including coccygeal fracture, dislocation and subluxation).

4. Massage more often, protect our coccyx, and avoid excessive strain on daily basis.