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Coccyx pain

Yeah so I woke up a few hours ago and ever since I've had a really bad pain in the coccyx. I can just about walk but it's more of a hobble because sometimes it can be very painful to walk. Lying and sitting down is okay unless I slouch.. then it hurts. I don't remember hitting it hard or anything, so I'm clueless as to what's going on.

Any idea what it could be? How I could sort it out? I was supposed to play football today :frown:

Edit: Seems to hurt more on the left side than the right.

Reply 1

quintsy

Have you ever had pain in your coccyx before? Or done anything recently like sit-ups on a hard surface or knocked it slightly? I hurt mine in January doing sit-ups on a wooden floor and it still hurts sporadically sometimes when I'm sitting down for a long time.

If the pain carries on, then I'd say make sure you cushion it a lot and visit your doctor who will be able to examine you properly. I hope it gets better, because it can be quite painful. Good luck! :smile:

Reply 2

dh00001

ouch that realy hurts. not quite sure what you couldve done unless youve fallen on it or sat down hard. not much you can do, try some ibuleve it could help i guess.

Reply 3

Onearmedbandit

No I've never had pain there before (except when it's had a nasty impact which has happened once or twice, but nothing that's lasted more than a day). I suppose I shouldn't get too worried about it unless it does go on in which case I'll see a doctor.