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My tail bone is deformed (coccygodynia) since some time. what can i do to gey rid of the pain and avoid this problem in future?

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Injections and Meds: Coccydynia is a chronic pain around your tailbone coming from the abnormal anatomic relationships and strain on the supporting ligaments. There can also be some regional nerve damage. Frequently, we use injections around the coccyx to calm down the pain, along with appropriate medication management. Be advised that this may not "go away", needing occasion treatment to "control" the symptoms.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Avoid surgery: Next step is fluroscopic steroid injx cremoval surgically has help in carefully selected patients but in other highcomplication rate and low sucess rate have been seen checl with pain specialist then spine specialist i removed these through a transverse insicion with some sucess.Trauma related improved after injection are in the group that does well.

Answered 7/5/2012

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