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While a tailbone injury usually heals itself after a brief period of time, those who suffer from chronic cases of coccyx pain may have to live with the condition for several years or even for life. The tailbone is a very delicate bone and is prone to injuries caused by trauma and other causes. And when compared to other cases of back pain, coccyx pain can be one of those that take the longest time to heal. Minor injuries can take months to heal, while cases like a fractured coccyx can take years for complete healing to occur. If, after several years, the pain still refuses to go away, then something may be terribly wrong and you should find out what the real problem is so you can deal with it directly.
Diagnosis
If the tailbone pain you experience is caused by an injury to the tailbone itself, then you can definitely expect it to heal after a couple of years at the longest. However, if the pain still does not subside even after several years, then another factor may be causing your coccyx pain. It could be a scar tissue or any other physical abnormality or psychosomatic event that was somehow triggered by the injury and resulted in chronic pain. Problems with your sacroiliac joint may also cause you to experience severe and chronic tailbone pain even when there isn’t any visible sign of injury to your coccyx. Although sacroiliac joint problems do not normally involve much pain, it has been identified as a common cause of coccyx pain that is not related to any tailbone injury.
Other Facts
Because it is prone to injury, the coccyx probably ranks among the most commonly repaired or removed part of the human spine. Doctors often advise those who suffer from chronic coccyx pain and got no relief from any existing pain relief methods known to man to undergo surgery to repair or remove the coccyx as a last resort. The problem with this piece of advice is that coccyx surgery has shown a poor record of pain relief. In fact, many patients have developed another pain somewhere else in their spine after undergoing coccyx repair or removal. Others also complain that even after their coccyx was removed, they still feel pain in the tailbone area. In these cases, the pain was most probably psychological rather than physical.
Recommendation
Tailbone pain can definitely be excruciating, there’s no question about that. If you suffer from chronic coccyx pain and you know for a fact that you do not have tailbone injury, then you’ll have to consider the possibility that your condition could be psychosomatic, which means that the pain is all in your mind. The sooner you realize this and begin to accept it, the sooner your pain will go away.
If you have identified the cause of your lower back pain, and most especially if you haven't identified any possible causes of your coccyx pain, it is important that you get expert advice from the specialists. Reading about the facts about your condition is a good start to finding a solution.
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