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Coccyx Pain

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Coccyx Pain Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have coccyx pain and any of the following:

Loss of control of your bladder or bowels
Inability to walk
Inability to sit
Fever
Swelling around the coccyx
Skin redness and pain over the coccyx
Leg numbness
Rectal pain
Rectal bleeding
Worsening pain

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Coccyx Pain References:

De Andres J, Chaves S. Coccygodynia: a proposal for an algorithm for treatment. J Pain. 2003 Jun;4(5):257-66.
Hodges SD, Eck JC, Humphreys SC. A treatment and outcomes analysis of patients with coccydynia. Spine J. 2004 Mar-Apr;4(2):138-40.