One of the most common pains during pregnancy is coccyx pain. Especially towards the end of the pregnancy period, the pain in the coccyx, which increases without fail, can be challenging for the expectant mother. Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Op.Dr.İbrahim Rızvanoğlu gave valuable information about coccyx pain, which is often complained by expectant mothers who count the days to hold their baby in a healthy state. How to reduce coccyx pain during pregnancy? What causes coccyx pain during pregnancy? Is there a cure for coccyx pain? Here on Elmaelma.com, you can find treatment methods and offers for expectant mothers who have coccyx pain to cope with this pain during pregnancy!
The coccyx, which is also known as the “knuckle bone” in the lowest row of our spine, consists of a total of 4 bones that articulate with each other. Coccyx pain is especially common in pregnant women and increases in the last weeks of pregnancy.
There are 2 Reasons for Pain in the Coccyx During Pregnancy!
The first reason is the hormones that are secreted during pregnancy and increase to high levels in the last weeks. These hormones significantly increase the volume of the pelvis by loosening the fiber structures that connect the pelvis. Thus, at the end of pregnancy, the baby can easily come out of the mother’s womb. This relaxation in the middle of the bones causes the load of the body to be placed on the bones rather than the muscles and fibers. Bones that carry more load than they always carry, especially the coccyx and pubic bones, respond to this strain with pain.
The second reason is the intestines, bladder, eggs, muscles, veins-nerves, etc. in the abdominal region of a woman who is not pregnant. anatomical structures are found. In addition to these structures, the fetus (baby) is present during the pregnancy period. This situation, which causes an extra volume and increase in weight, causes pain by pressing on the bones, especially the coccyx.
What Increases Coccyx Pain?
- Ordinary rapid or excessive weight gain,
- Constipation (increases pain by causing extra volume by filling the intestines)
- Situations that will increase intra-abdominal pressure such as coughing/sneezing
- Prolonged sitting on particularly hard places
- Falls on the coccyx
- Previous and mis-fused fractures
- Heavy lifting
What Can Be Done to Relieve Pain?
- Exercise / Aerobics / Pilates
- Avoiding sudden movements, especially bending forward
- Keeping the bowels relaxed
- Pain relief creams and will be selected from sets that do not affect pregnancy pain relief tablets
- Special injections to be made by specialist and experienced doctors to the coccyx..(blockage treatment)
Is Coccyx Needle Dangerous?
This needle is applied under local anesthesia (painlessly) in operating room rules. With a special technique, a needle is inserted into the border ball, which receives the pain sensation of the coccyx, and a drug mixture that numbs the borders is given for a discontinuous period. Thanks to this drug, the feeling of pain is blocked for a long time. This process takes a total of 15 minutes, and the person is allowed to walk and go to the residence the same day. There is no risk of the process in terms of pregnancy or health, except for the possibility of an allergic reaction, although rarely, like any drug.
