Coccygodynia

Coccygodynia (also called coccydynia) is a pain syndrome of the rectal, and perineal areas that is due to injury to the coccyx.

Please see conventional, complimentary and alternative medical treatments for important background information regarding the different types of medical treatments discussed on this page. Naturopathic, Complimentary and Alternative treatments that may be considered include:

• Tenderness is mostly elicited by motion of the coccyx (as opposed to palpation of the levator ani).

• Injury to the coccyx
• Dislocation of the coccyx
• Arachnoiditis
• Spasm of muscles inserting or originating at coccyx

• Coccygodynia (tenderness elicited by coccygeal motion)
• Degenerative disease of the lumbosacral spine.
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  Proctalgia fugax (stabbing pain)
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  Levator spasm (left-sided, as if sitting on ball)

See proctalgia fugax for additional treatment modalities.