I ve been having tailbone pain for about 10 months now mostly on the left side and about a month ago, the pain has started in left leg. It s sometimes painful to move my leg to a next position.Where the pain is in my tailbone also seems to be swollen as well.It s extremely painful to sleep on my back and get up once I ve sit down. I don t know what it could be. My last horrible fall was years ago and the pain didn t last long at all. I m also 21 and a female if that helps. Thanks in advance.
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history. As the history suggest that due to the fall in the past there will be some bony pathology which subsided in the past and also have a way for the soft tissues like the intervertebral disc to land into pathology which is one of the commonest reason I find in my clinical practice. Having a thorough clinical examination and MRI of lumbar spine will help further study of the lumbar and sacral spine along with the soft tissues. Treatment of choice will be simple medication for pain relief and physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy. Exercises will be recommended to improve the muscle strength and stabilize the spine. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor. 