What can you not do with a bruised tailbone?

Rest and stop any physical activity that causes pain. The more you rest, the quicker the injury can heal. Ice your tailbone for about 20 minutes every hour while awake for the first 48 hours, then 2 to 3 times a day. Do not apply ice directly to the skin.

Can a tailbone injury get worse?

You can get it if you injure or strain your coccyx or the surrounding muscles and ligaments. In most cases, the pain will improve over a few weeks or months, but occasionally it can last much longer and severely affect your ability to carry out everyday activities.

How do you sleep with a sore tailbone?

To lessen the pain of a broken or bruised tailbone, consider sleeping:

1. on a firm mattress.
2. on your side with a pillow between your knees.
3. on your back with a pillow under your knees.

Can I exercise with tailbone pain?

In addition to relieving the pain of coccydynia, treatment should reduce inflammation and ease muscle tension. A recent study found that people with coccydynia benefited from performing exercises to increase thoracic spine mobility and to stretch the piriformis and iliopsoas muscles in the buttocks and hips.

How do you sleep with a broken tailbone?

Sleeping with a broken tailbone To lessen the pain of a broken or bruised tailbone, consider sleeping: on a firm mattress. on your side with a pillow between your knees. on your back with a pillow under your knees.

Can I exercise with a bruised coccyx?

There are no magic stretches or exercises but moving badly or trying to do too much too soon will not help, so go easy on the running. Make sure you sit on a cushion when sitting on a hard chair, give it another week or so and see what gives.

Is laying down good for tailbone pain?

Physical therapists recommend you lie on your side when you sleep and sit on a coccyx cushion. Both will help relieve some of the pain by taking pressure off of your coccyx.