Those of us who have seen The Shawshank Redemption are quite familiar with the tale of Andy Dufresne, the man who (spoiler alert) âcrawled through a river of sh*t and came out clean on the other side.â And today we have a peculiar set of coincidences where life imitates art to some extent.
Answers from Margaret Moutvic, M.D. Tailbone pain â pain that occurs in or around the bony structure at the bottom of the spine (coccyx) â can be caused by trauma to the coccyx during a fall, prolonged sitting on a hard or narrow surface, degenerative joint changes, or vaginal childbirth.
Not all pain in the buttocks and legs is due to piriformis syndrome; diseases of the lumbar spine, such as a ruptured disc, and dysfunction of the sacroiliac joints are just a couple of the common causes of pain in this region. Stress fractures of the sacrum or pelvis can cause recalcitrant pain in this region.