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tailbone x ray
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Berryman answered
54 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tailbone pain ?: If you had a vaginal delivery, a fracture may occur in the coccyx, and in four months, some healing may occur, which may obscure a "hairline fracture" ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
49 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Let me explain: This is not the usual picture but it could happened with people how lost weight or lie down a lot.
A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tariq Niazi answered
43 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
See below:: The possibility of this being a fracture of the tailbone (coccyx) is high, if there is a history of sustaining a fall onto your butt, unless there is ... Read More
A 15-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gary-Anthony Lawson-Boucher answered
22 years experience Anesthesiology
X-ray: No, you don't need to expose your body to unnecessary radio graphic studies.
Many people's coccyx is easily palpable
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Cohen answered
19 years experience Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Typically: Typically recommend a doughnut cushion to sit on to remove pressure on the area. Can also consider a ganglion of impar block.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edward Hellman answered
29 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Varies : Are you saying you do have a sacral chording? If so, that is your answer. A much more common cause is known as coccydynia, which literally means pai ... Read More
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bettina Herbert answered
20 years experience Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Probably: Always take this type of medicine (NSAID) with food as long term use has been associated with ulcers.
Also find a good hands-on osteopath who can tr ... Read More
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dean Giannone answered
25 years experience Internal Medicine
Coccydynia.: This sounds like coccydynia, which is a pain in the tail bone which occurs after sitting on a hard surface for a long time or from falling onto your t ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Velma Scantlebury answered
40 years experience Transplant Surgery
medical treatment: The pain from coccyx injuries or dislocation is generally managed by medical controls such as cold compresses in the immediate days after along with p ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Buy a rubber: cushion ( doughnut or hemorrhoidal cushion) plus a lower back pillow support: money well spent.
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