COCCYX PAIN

Course overview

COCCYX PAIN IS KNOWN BY MULTIPLE SYNONYMS, INCLUDING COCCYDYNIA, COCCYGODYNIA, AND TAILBONE PAIN. THERE ARE MANY CAUSES OF COCCYGEAL PAIN, RANGING FROM MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES TO INFECTIONS AND FATAL MALIGNANCIES. THE OVERALL SCOPE OF TREATMENT INCLUDES AVOIDING EXACERBATING FACTORS, USING CUSHIONS, ORAL OR TOPICAL MEDICATIONS, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT INJECTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF COCCYX PAIN AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH COCCYDYNIA.