What causes tailbone pain? 6 reasons are very common

Health is the most precious wealth in life. When we find that there is a problem with our physical health, such as symptoms of coccyx pain, we should think about the seriousness of the problem, find the cause in time and carry out correct handling and treatment to avoid adverse consequences and regrets.

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

If you suffer from acute or chronic injuries, it will lead to subluxation of the sacrococcygeal joint, causing the joint to gradually degenerate and become narrow, irregular or petrified, thereby restricting joint movement. Therefore, when the joint moves passively, coccyx pain symptoms will occur.

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 enchondroma or chondrosarcoma may also occur. Caudal glomus tumor can also cause coccygeal pain. Lipoma beside the medullary tissue can cause edema or hernia formation through the thick fascia, causing coccygeal pain. Fat nodules can be touched around the sacrum of such patients.

6. Other factors

Damage to the lumbar sacral region, such as slippage, can cause coccygeal pain by compressing the dura mater and nerve roots. Larger central lumbar disc herniation can also lead to the same pathological effects. Functional neurosis and sacral nerve root arachnoiditis can also cause coccygeal pain.