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06-04-2015, 08:10 PM
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I would think that tailbone pain would be difficult to separate from degenerative diseases. I had lower tailbone pain since my 20's/30's; but as I aged worsened. About 10 years ago really started having lower lumbar area/tailbone. I was trimming some bushes and took a spill where the ground sloped. After that the pain worsened and became extremely painful. My MRI showed degenerative disc disease; the worse was at L4-5 (lower lumbar area) and spinal stenosis. Eventually had surgery/spinal fusion, etc. I am still dealing with the lower pain; especially the tailbone area. The degenerative issues will very likely continue to increase; so as perviously mentioned; not sure what type of healing would occur. Inflammation caused by the arthritis will be an issue as well. Personally, I would not want a chiropractor messing with this because it might just aggravate the condition adding to the inflammation. Gerry |
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06-05-2015, 10:43 AM
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Jerry, thank you for your reply. My question to you is...I thought and have been told that my tailbone is trying to fuse together because of age and arthritis? If this actually happens, does it mean the pain will go away or not?
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06-05-2015, 11:47 AM
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I'm no expert but my understanding is the tailbone may have some calcium deposits causing fusion. This may cause healing not to be properly aligned. In time the pain may lessen; but there are probably times when stiffness or inflammation may occur during certain activities. I would think a little extra rest with something for inflammation would help ease the pain. Gerry |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | corsair6477 (06-05-2015) |
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06-05-2015, 02:46 PM
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I ended up with spinal stenosis after a hip replacement in 2010, talk about a mess of a surgery. I went thru PT who even does "internal" work to release the canal.
I found on Spine Universe site from stenosis exercise/stretches and I do them daily. Bringing knees to chest while on back, one at a time or together helps open up the spine. There was a time I could NOT sit for 5 minutes and would end up almost in tears with pain. No more, I can sit pretty long now. There was a period too when I had to carry my donut pillow everywhere...now I just sit on it at computer. About the calcium ... I'm of the belief that too much calcium supps are ingested and even many docs push too much calcium....Magnesium is way more important for bone health than calcium "chalk"...... |
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06-14-2015, 04:56 AM
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Doody, whatever happened with this tailbone pain?
I'm a new member, and that is one of my problems too. My neurosurgeon said that an MRI doesn't help either, as the tailbone doesn't really show well. So while he wants surgery for my cervical spinal stenosis, and initially conservative treatment for my other disc/spine issues, he flat out told me that little can be done for tailbone pain in terms of treatment. Cameron Quote:
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06-15-2015, 12:34 PM
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I just posted on Cameron's post about SS and PT work and spineuniverse stretches and exercies I do....acupuncture and special PT helped me a lot when I ended up with SS after a hip replacement.....
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06-28-2015, 12:26 AM
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@CSWright: the tailbone shows just fine on a high resolution MRI with full spinal imaging slices and contrast.
The problem is that there is no coding for sacral spine imaging so it typical it gets done as a general pelvic MRI. The image field is far too large and the slices aren't tight enough to see the spine well. It's like taking a photo of something you want to see up close from afar. It's not a limitation of the MRI equipment, if you find a place with a (3T) high resolution MRI. Request the pelvic MRI be ordered as for full spinal imaging of the sacrum to coccyx, then they should include MRI imaging protocols for the spine that include up close imaging and the axial slices of the spine. There are also specialized protocols to view the pelvic levator and other pelvic muscle and nerve issues. It's how Tarlov cysts are best detected as well as other neuropathic pelvic anomalies like pudendal neuralgia. Another option is to request an MR neurography be done at the same time so that the spinal nerves can be better viewed. |
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The only thing I did to bring on coccyx pain was to spell it during a game of bananagrams. X-yay showed mild osteoarthritis, and CT scan w/out contrast remains denied by my insurance. I am 4 weeks post onset from my spelling injury and suddenly it got worse. 2nd opinion on Monday and PT starting next week. I have a history of hypoparathyroidism, which was bad news for proper bone formation for 3 years, ending in acute renal failure from calcium overdose. I now have stage 1 kidney disease so many drugs are not healthy for me, including naproxen. Naproxen helps the pain but at a cost to my kidneys. I also take Voltaren externally. I use a coccyx pillow and have a sit stand desk. Bones crack when I stand up.
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