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Coccydinia

Most cases of tail bone pain, do not relate it to any particular cause.Very few cases get it due to injury.Patients may not know what to do with the pain.X ray may help in ruling out a fracture, in case of injury related coccyinia.Most often physiotherapy, particularly thermal modalities may be very helpful.At times  treatment may help the pain only temporarily and may take a few weeks to show significant improvement.In India coccyx manipulation is not a very popular technique but this is one effective way of treatment if performed.Very rarely, Coccygectomy or removal of tail bone by surgical intervention may become necessary.
I am writing this after meeting a case with Idiopathic Coccydinia.He has suffered for 9 months with no relevant treatment done.He did not know that physiotherapy may help.

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