The tailbone was severely bruised: symptoms and treatment methods

"Bruised coccyx" - with such a complaint, patients quite often turn to specialists. After all, for such damage, it may take only a second, but to treat this trauma is sometimes very difficult and long.

Contusion of the coccyx: symptoms, treatment

The presented bruise can be obtained as a result of a fall from the height or impact of a blunt object. Most often, such a trauma is given to children. After all, they lead an active lifestyle. But often this damage is also suffered by adults, especially in the winter when you have to walk on icy roads. So, if a woman (a child or a man) bruises the coccyx, then almost immediately she has strong pain, and also:

• Swelling;
• bruise;
• Numbness of tissues;
• Difficulty in moving;
• Discomfort in the sitting and standing position.

In addition, if the girl has hurt the tailbone, the pain of the injured area can be given to the legs, as well as to arise during sexual intercourse and direct contact to the place of impact.

If you observe such symptoms in yourself, then you should immediately contact a traumatologist, who must direct you to a radiography, and then appoint a treatment. This is especially true of the fair sex, as the damage to the pelvis may further affect the natural process of childbirth.

How to treat a bruised coccyx?

Therapy of such a trauma involves only ensuring maximum immobility. In connection with this fact, such damage is more complex and prolonged in healing, rather than a fracture of the limbs. After all, the injured person has to remain in a lying position for a long time. To significantly accelerate the recovery of the patient, doctors recommend using all sorts of pharmacy ointments that have cooling and analgesic effects (for example, drugs "Venoruton" and "Nyz"). Apply warming compresses only after a few days after the injury was received.

Helpful Tips

1. To sleep it is recommended to the injured person only on a side, as if to lay on a back, coccyx will suffer most of all.
2. During rehabilitation, it is desirable for a patient to stay as little as possible in a sitting position, and if necessary use an orthopedic pillow. If pain occurs in such situations, analgesics are permitted.
3. If you trust folk medicine, then you can remove the pain syndrome fresh juice of bitter wormwood, which must be applied to the damaged area. In addition, you can use as a compress leaves of plantain or onion dressings.

First aid

If your spouse (or other close relative) has bruised the coccyx, the first thing to do is to apply cold to the damaged area. This method will help stop the increasing swelling, and also significantly reduce soreness. It is worth mentioning that to apply ice to a trauma of any degree follows not less than an hour, and then take a short break and continue the treatment with a compress. After this, the injured person should immediately be taken to the doctor.