What causes tailbone pain in children?

Sometimes, pain in a child's coccyx cannot be discovered in time because children cannot detect the existence of the disease in time and only feel a little unwell. Parents should learn more about their children's physical health and make sure to do relevant examinations for any unusual painful areas. The causes of children's coccyx pain may be tumors, infections, degenerative diseases, etc.

Causes of coccyx pain in children: tumors

1. Reasons:

Chordoma is the most common, but enchondroma or chondrosarcoma may also occur. Caudal glomus tumor can also cause coccygeal pain. Lipoma beside the medullary tissue can cause edema or hernia formation through the thick fascia, causing coccygeal pain. Fat nodules can be touched around the sacrum of such patients.

2. Suggestions:

Because benign tumors and malignant tumors not only have different clinical manifestations, but more importantly, the prognosis (the patient's final outcome) is different, once a lump or the above-mentioned symptoms are found in the body, you should seek medical attention promptly.

Causes of coccyx pain in children: infection

1. Reasons:

The infection focus in the pelvic area, deep infection reaches the pelvic muscles through lymphatic drainage, which can cause muscle or muscle reflex spasm and produce coccygeal pain.

2. Suggestions:

Drugs that inhibit brain cyclooxygenase are effective in reducing fever; the most commonly used are acetaminophen, aspirin, and other NSAIDs. Although corticosteroids also have a fever-reducing effect, they should not be used exclusively for this purpose because they also have effects on the immune system.

Causes of coccyx pain in children: degeneration

1. Reasons:

If you suffer from acute or chronic injuries, it will lead to subluxation of the sacrococcygeal joint, causing the joint to gradually degenerate and become narrow, irregular or petrified, thereby restricting joint movement. Therefore, when the joint moves passively, coccyx pain symptoms will occur.

2. Suggestions:

Direct current drug ion introduction method fully exerts the effect of drugs, but because the introduced drugs are liquid, they are easily volatile and the efficacy is not long-lasting, which limits the therapeutic effect of this method. The therapeutic effects of ultraviolet therapy are mainly manifested in the following aspects: ① bactericidal effect; ② anti-inflammatory effect; ③ analgesic effect; ④ promoting wound healing; ⑤ desensitization effect; ⑥ promoting the formation of vitamin D3; ⑦ regulating the body's immune function, etc. Other methods such as infrared, microwave, laser, wax therapy, etc. also have certain effects.

Four anatomical factors causing coccyx pain in children

1. Reasons:

Coccyx pain is related to anatomical factors. There are 3 to 5 coccyx vertebrae. The joints between the coccyx vertebrae are connected by fibrous cartilage, and the sacrococcygeal joints are connected in a gap. When injured or chronically strained, the physiological curvature of the coccyx may change, causing instability or deformation of the coccyx and pain.

2. Suggestions:

After confirming coccyx pain, the first thing you should do is change your sitting posture, use your thighs as the force point, avoid riding a bicycle in the near future, and place a cushion on your sacrum and coccyx when sitting.

Causes of coccyx pain in children: trauma and chronic strain

1. Reasons:

The pain factors mainly come from the coccyx and the soft tissue around it. Chronic strain during acute injury can cause varying degrees of bleeding, edema, organization, degeneration, spasm and other changes in the soft tissue around the coccyx, causing pain; it can also cause dislocation, fracture, and morphological variation of the coccyx, causing the coccyx to bend forward and enlarge, causing pain.

2. Suggestions:

Intra-anal massage is one of the effective methods for treating coccygeal pain. Combined with local hot compress therapy, it can usually achieve satisfactory results.

Six other factors causing coccyx pain in children

1. Reasons:

Damage to the lumbar sacral region, such as slippage, can cause coccygeal pain by compressing the dura mater and nerve roots. Larger central lumbar disc herniation can also lead to the same pathological effects. Functional neurosis and sacral nerve root arachnoiditis can also cause coccygeal pain.

2. Suggestions:

If necessary, the area around the coccyx can be blocked, but because this area is close to the anus, it is easy to cause infection after injection, so strict aseptic operation is required during the blockade. If the above treatments are ineffective, coccygeal resection may be considered for a small number of patients with intractable coccygeal pain.

Precautions for children's coccyx pain

1. Rest on a hard bed, combine work and rest, lead a regular life, and participate in various sports activities appropriately.

2. Do not bend over when lifting heavy objects. You should squat down first to pick up the heavy object, then stand up slowly, trying not to bend over.

3. Pay attention to keeping your waist warm and try not to catch cold. You can wear a waist belt to reduce the pressure on your waist.

4. Get adequate rest. It is best to take a position where your waist is not burdened with weight, such as lying flat with your hips and knees bent.

5. Correct incorrect study habits and postures, eliminate the causes of the disease; actively perform back muscle function exercises.