Physical trauma!

Physical trauma can cause the tailbone injury with blunt or gradual forces. 

Blunt Force

Most people can recall the blunt type of tailbone injury that caused the tailbone pain.  Usually, it is a  fall episode on tailbone.  Sudden fall on the buttocks during skiing or skating are examples of blunt trauma. Sometimes after the fall on the buttocks, there are multiple symptoms such as tailbone pain, difficulty walking, difficulty sitting or getting up from a chair, numbness in the legs, very painful sitting experience, or headache.

Tailbone pain/injury caused by a physical trauma may respond very well to chiropractic care or manual therapy. The sooner the tailbone injury is evaluated and treated, the faster recovery can be achieved.

In contrast, a delay in care can lead to chronic tailbone pain, increased pain or other complicated symptoms. Time is of-the-essence after a coccyx injury.

Gradual Force

Gradual physical trauma that can cause a tailbone  injury is more complicated  to identify, correlate, detect and recognize by the tailbone sufferer and/or the treating doctor.   Prolonged sitting on a broken-down chair for many days is an example of gradual physical trauma to the coccyx.

The gradual nature of this injury can lead to more complicated injuries that goes beyond the tailbone pain.  It can affect the pelvic muscles and ligaments supporting the coccyx. Usually patients report a gradual onset of pain.  This type of pain should not be ignored since some  pathological process can produce similar symptoms.

Some pathological process might be hazardous to one’s health and require medical interventions.  A combination of blood tests and imaging studies can be considered to rule out some hazardous pathological processes. Please refer to your Medical Doctor for ruling out the pathology