MedicineNet.com

About Us | Privacy Policy | Site Map
February 10, 2012

Slideshow Pictures

Featured Slideshow

Sexual Health

Surprising Health Benefits of Sex

View Slideshow »

Image Collection (categories)

  1. Allergic Skin Disorders
  2. Bacterial Skin Diseases
  3. Bites and Infestations
  4. Diseases of Pigment
  5. Fungal Skin Disease
  6. Medical Anatomy and Illustrations
  7. Noncancerous, Precancerous & Cancerous Tumors
  8. Oral Health Conditions
  9. Papules, Scales, Plaques and Eruptions
  10. Scalp, Hair and Nails
  11. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
  12. Vascular, Lymphatic and Systemic Conditions
  13. Viral Skin Disease
  14. Additional Skin Conditions

Featured Image

Picture of Psoriasis

A reddish, scaly rash often located over the surfaces of the elbows, knees, scalp, and around or in the ears, navel, genitals or buttocks...

View Image Gallery »

See All Quizzes (86)

  1. Happiness - Test your emotional IQ
  2. Superfoods - Are you eating enough?
  3. Fat and Fats - What do you know about fat?
  4. Skin Pictures - Can you identify these conditions?
  5. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – What do you know about CFS?

Featured Quiz

Take the Sex & Love Quiz!

The brain. The body. The bedroom. What do you know?

View Quiz »

Topic Centers

Medications

Supplements and Vitamins

home > arthritis center > arthritis a-z list > coccydynia index

Coccydynia Symptoms

Symptom Checker: Symptoms & Signs Index


Terms related to Coccydynia:

  • Pain, Tailbone
  • Tailbone Pain

Inflammation of the bony area (tailbone or coccyx) located between the buttocks is referred to as coccydynia. Coccydynia is associated with pain and tenderness at the tip of the tailbone between the buttocks. The pain is often worsened by sitting.

Coccydynia is often caused by an injury, but may occur seemingly spontaneously. There are many causes of tailbone pain which can mimic coccydynia, including sciatica, infection, pilonidal cysts, and fractured bone.

Main Articles on Coccydynia
Causes of Coccydynia
    • Fracture Fractures occur when bone cannot withstand the outside forces applied to the bone. Fractures can be open or closed. Types of...learn more »
    • Sciatica Sciatica pain, caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve, typically radiates from the low back to behind the thigh to below the...learn more »
    • Shingles Shingles (herpes zoster) is a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Under certain circumstances, such as...learn more »
Other Causes of Coccydynia
Examples of Medications for Coccydynia


Symptoms & Signs A-Z List



Privacy Policy

Women's Health

Find out what women really need.


Symptom Checker: Your Guide to Symptoms & Signs: Pinpoint Your Pain


From WebMD

Women's Conditions Resources
Featured Centers
Health Solutions From Our Sponsors


Adult Skin Problems Slideshow

Latest Arthritis News



Use Pill Finder Find it Now

Pill Identifier on RxList

  • quick,
    easy,
    pill identification

Find a Local Pharmacy

  • including
    24 hour
    pharmacies