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Coccyx

The lower end of the SPINAL COLUMN, resembling a bird’s beak and consisting of four fused nodules of bone; these represent vertebrae and correspond to the tail in lower animals. Above the coccyx lies a much larger bone, the SACRUM, and together they form the back wall of the PELVIS, which protects the organs in the lower ABDOMEN.... coccyx

Coccydynia

The sensation of severe pain in the COCCYX.... coccydynia

Coccydnia

Pain in the ‘tail bone’ at the base of the spine. Cause usually ascribed to referred pain from lumbar disc tissue, neurosis or spasm of muscles of the pelvic floor. May be due to osteoporosis, old fractures, bony spurs or necrosis of blood vessels. The coccyx receives its blood supply from the median artery, damage to which contributes to avascularity of the coccyx.

Treatment. Osteopathy or plaster jacket immobilisation.

Alternatives. Ladyslipper, Barberry, Valerian, St John’s Wort, Cramp bark.

Powders. Mix, equal parts: Barberry, Valerian, St John’s Wort. 500mg (two 00 capsules or one-third teaspoon) thrice daily.

Tinctures. Formula. Equal parts: Hops, Valerian, St John’s Wort. One 5ml teaspoon thrice daily, in water. Practitioner. Tincture Gelsemium: 3-5 drops in water when necessary. For pain. ... coccydnia

Coccygodynia

(coccydynia) n. pain in the lowermost segment of the spine (coccyx) and the neighbouring area, usually as a result of trauma.... coccygodynia

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