Pain in the tail of the spine

The structure of the human body is very complex, but the human body, especially the tail of the spine, is a relatively important part because it can support the weight of the entire body. Some people are prone to symptoms of coccygeal diseases due to overwork, heavy workload, or excessive physical work. What causes pain in the coccyx?

What causes pain in the coccyx?

1. Anatomical factors

Coccyx pain is related to anatomical factors. There are 3 to 5 coccyx vertebrae. The joints between the coccyx vertebrae are connected by fibrous cartilage, and the sacrococcygeal joints are connected in a gap. When injured or chronically strained, the physiological curvature of the coccyx may change, causing instability or deformation of the coccyx and pain.

2. Trauma and chronic strain

The pain factors mainly come from the coccyx and the soft tissue around it. Chronic strain during acute injury can cause varying degrees of bleeding, edema, organization, degeneration, spasm and other changes in the soft tissue around the coccyx, causing pain; it can also cause dislocation, fracture, and morphological variation of the coccyx, causing the coccyx to bend forward and enlarge, causing pain.

3. Degenerative changes

Acute or chronic injuries can cause sacrococcygeal joint subluxation, gradual degeneration, narrowing, irregularity, and petrification of the joint, which limits joint movement and produces coccygeal pain when the joint is passively moved.

4. Infection

The infection focus in the pelvic area, deep infection reaches the pelvic muscles through lymphatic drainage, which can cause muscle or muscle reflex spasm and produce coccygeal pain.

5. Tumor

Chordoma is the most common, but there may also be chondroma or chondrosarcoma. The caudal glomus tumor can also cause coccygeal pain. The lipoma around the medulla can cause edema or hernia formation through the thick fascia, causing coccygeal pain. Such patients can touch fat nodules around the sacrum.