Ppain of the Coccyx

[MrsER]

Can anyone help. Was given anti inflammatory pills , the course of which I have finished. Although the surge of pain is no longer there when I stand up i can still feel the coccyx sore.

[marie26]

Unfortunately, it may take several months for a coccyx injury to stop hurting and feel better. Sorry.

[ethandron]

best advice i can give is to buy yourself a cushion from a mobility-type shop to relieve the pressure on the area. mine is made from egg-box foam with a 'u' shaped cut-out at the back where your coccyx is and it's covered in very soft, stretchy fabric. it's made a huge difference and you can take it anywhere with you. especially useful for long car journeys.

[sqad617]

Good advice from 2above posts.

Has a Dr. diagnosed it? There are other causes of pain on that area eg .Pilonidal sinus.

If all fails, then an injection of Cortisone into the area may well be beneficial.

[MrsER]

Thanks both! I suspected that!
Ethandron, was that cushion expensive? Where would be the best place to get one?

[ethandron]

i think it was between �20 and �25, but well worth the money. i got mine from a very good shop near us which sells all sorts of mobility aids and things for disabled people, so if you have one of those type of shops near you, i'd start there.
if you google 'coccyx cushion' you'll come up with a lot of sites selling them too, and advice on how to make your own, but my advice would be to go and try them first as there are a number of different ones (wedge shaped, different density foam, memory foam, solid) and you need to find one that is comfortable for you. i didn't like the wedge shaped ones, or the solid ones.

[ethandron]

actually, i've just googled it myself and the first site - the british red cross - has almost the exact one i have, for �16.63. it's called a coccyx ripple cushion, so cheaper than i thought!

[MrsER]

thanks Ethandron!!

[MrsER]

Ethandron, is it the single 'Bonyparts' cushion or what appears to be a double blue/white cushion?

[ethandron]

it's not the boneyparts one, it's the one that's actually called 'coccyx cushion'. the picture shows it with the cover on (blue) and without (white eggbox foam), it's not a double cushion. it has a 'u' shaped cutout.

[MrsER]

Thanks again.