Coccydynia
Tailbone Pain
Pain at or around the coccyx: aggravated by sitting (especially hard surfaces), sit-to-stand transitions, and sometimes defecation. More common in women (5:1). Causes: trauma (fall onto buttocks, childbirth), idiopathic, hypermobility, coccygeal instability. Diagnosis is clinical ± dynamic X-ray.
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