My butt hurts when I sit on a hard stool

Sitting for long periods of time has become a norm for many people, some even sit for eight or nine hours a day. Over time, not only will the waist and back ache, but some people will also experience pain in the buttocks. A soft bench is okay, but if it is a hard bench, the pain in the buttocks will be more severe. What exactly causes the buttocks to hurt when sitting on a hard bench? The following will introduce the specific reasons and solutions to this symptom in detail.

The reason why your butt hurts when you sit on a hard stool

This is coccyx pain. Coccyx pain, in a broad sense, is caused by various clinical reasons such as injury, infection, and inflammation of the coccyx or sacrococcygeal joint. Sitting for a long time will compress and narrow the blood vessels in the lower limbs, resulting in poor blood flow back (because the arteries are deeper and have thicker walls, the impact on veins is relatively more obvious). Prolonged ischemia of the nerves will cause sensory impairment, so there will be a feeling of numbness. The pain comes from staying in the same posture for a long time, and the ischial tuberosity continuously compresses the muscles underneath, causing pain. I believe your legs will feel uncomfortable if you sit for a long time. There is no good medicine to treat this symptom.

What to do if your butt hurts when you sit on a hard stool

1. Do not maintain a posture for a long time, that is, try to sit with your thighs to reduce the weight and pressure on your buttocks; when sitting, you can use air cushions or air rings to lift the painful area to prevent local compression and relieve pain. After a certain period of time, get up and stretch your body, move your lower limbs, promote blood circulation, and relieve symptoms.

2. When you have coccyx pain, you can apply hot compress to increase local blood circulation and relax local muscles.

3. Treatment can be done by cupping, oral and external application of Chinese medicine. If external application of Chinese medicine is used, put the medicines for relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain into a cloth bag, put it in a pot, add water and boil it, and then apply hot compress to the affected area; local application of blood circulation and pain relief ointment or musk analgesic ointment is also effective; go to the hospital for local blockade, that is, use 2% procaine 2-4 ml plus hydrocortisone acetate 0.5-1 ml, local pain point blockade, and you can get immediate results

4. Tui na massage has significant therapeutic effects. The method is: from the back to the heels, through pushing, kneading, pressing, pinching, patting, rolling various techniques, plus kneading and pressing acupoints (Yaoyan, Bajiao, Huantiao, Chengfu, Weizhong, Chengshan, Zusanli, etc.), and finally combined with pushing the tendons, shaking the legs, and stretching the bones. Three times a week, ten times as a course of treatment. It is best to add medicated wine to the affected area. I don't know where you are from, but I have successfully massaged the disease you described. You may want to try massage at a regular hospital.

5. Because of the compression of the sciatic nerve, basically everyone will do this. Try not to sit for a long time, or get up and walk around occasionally, and the buttocks will not hurt so much.

The dangers of sitting for long periods of time

1. Causes heart disease

When you sit for long periods of time, your muscles burn less fat, blood flow slows, and fatty acids are more likely to clog your heart. High blood pressure and high cholesterol are associated with prolonged sitting, and people who need to sit for long periods of time have more than twice the risk of cardiovascular disease as those who do not need to sit for long periods of time.

2. Causes the abdomen to become disfigured

Your abdominal muscles keep you upright when you stand, walk, or even sit up straight. But when you slump in your chair, your abdominal muscles are no longer working. Tight back muscles and weak abdominal muscles create a disastrous posture that exacerbates the natural curvature of the spine and causes a condition called lordosis, or excessive sagging of the back. Moreover, sitting for a long time will cause fat to accumulate around your waist, which needs no further introduction!

3. Causes tightness in the hips

Flexible hips help you maintain balance, but if you sit for a long time and rarely stretch the muscles and joints around your hips, your hips will become increasingly stiff and tight, limiting your range of motion and stride. Studies have found that tight hips and reduced balance are one of the reasons why the elderly are prone to falls.

4. The buttocks are no longer tight and lifted

When you sit, your butt basically doesn't have to do anything, so you will slowly get used to it. A limp butt can impair your stability, your ability to get up, and your ability to stay strong and move quickly.

5. Poor blood circulation in the lower limbs

Sitting for long periods of time slows blood circulation and causes fluid to pool in the legs. Problems include swollen ankles, varicose veins, and dangerous blood clots known as deep vein thrombosis.

6. Causes bones to become brittle

Weight-bearing activities, such as walking or running, stimulate the bones in the hips and lower body to grow thicker. Scientists attribute the recent surge in osteoporosis cases partly to lack of activity.

7. Causes brain drowsiness

Muscle activity pumps fresh blood throughout the brain, prompting the release of various brain-strengthening and mood-enhancing chemicals. When we sit for too long, everything slows down, including our brain function.

8. Causes spinal stiffness

An inactive spine becomes stiff and susceptible to injury during daily activities, but when we move around, the soft discs between the vertebrae stretch and contract like sponges, soaking up fresh blood and nutrients. When we sit for a long time, the spinal discs are squeezed unevenly and lose their elasticity. The collagen around tendons and ligaments becomes stiff.

9. Causes lumbar disc herniation

People who sit a lot are at greater risk of lumbar disc herniation. As the psoas muscle tightens or stretches the upper lumbar spine forward, it penetrates into the abdominal cavity. The entire weight of the upper body will fall on the sitting bones instead of being distributed along the curve of the spine.

10. Easily sprained neck

If you spend most of your time sitting at a desk, craning your neck to type, or tilting your head to hold a phone while typing, you may strain your cervical spine and cause permanent imbalance. Slumping your neck forward can also cause overstretching of the shoulder and back muscles, especially the trapezius muscles that connect the neck to the shoulders, and your shoulders and back will also suffer.