This is a condition that causes spasms in the muscles of the anus.
Pelvic floor and tailbone pain.
The pain may radiate to the tailbone hips or other nearby.
The sacrococcygeal sacrotuberous and sacrospinous must also be individually evaluated for tenderness.
The sacroiliac joint connects to many ligaments and muscles in the lower back hip and pelvic floor.
The realization that my problem was a muscle spasm in a particularly unfortunate location was shocking but also truly eye opening and a huge relief.
Limited coccyx movement may also result in pelvic floor muscle tension adding to the discomfort.
Falls and other traumas can bruise dislocate or break your tailbone.
Including pelvic floor muscle spasms that may occur as a guarding reactive response because of tailbone pain and much more.
Tailbone pain can result from bruising dislocation or a broken bone caused by a trauma or injury.
Pelvic floor physical therapists treat a wide array of conditions including bladder and or bowel incontinence bladder urgency painful intercourse and just plain pelvic pain to name just a few.
Having said that when it comes to focal tailbone pain the benefit or lack thereof of any given treatment probably depends most on the underlying cause or condition.
Joint damage from repetitive motions or general wear and tear from aging can also contribute to tailbone pain.
Limited mobility of the coccyx causes the tailbone to just outward when sitting and can put increased pressure on the bones and the sacrococcygeal joint.
Various pelvic floor muscle spasms tightness etc.
It is in cases like this that the pelvic floor muscles become tight which then pull on the tailbone and present as tailbone pain.
The exact causes of levator syndrome are not known but it is largely attributed to spasm or inflammation in the muscles of the pelvic floor levators.
Ask the client to report any palpation maneuver that reproduces the tailbone pain.
The pain may be vague or localize to the rectum anus rear of the pelvis or tailbone.
Hypertonus and protective guarding may be felt when palpating adjacent pelvic floor muscles such as the coccygeus and levator ani.
This is intermittent but may last for days in certain cases.
Often due to childbirth.
