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.
You may or may not be able to feel the cyst yourself yet it can cause pain. Rib injuries or pain in the intercostal muscles. You can have inflammation and pain from trauma to the chest or just from an inflammatory response affecting the joint that connects the ribs to the sternum. This can lead to sharp pain called costochondritis.