35 M Coccyx area pain

Hello kind people. 35 M, 185cm, 190 pounds here(Had to do this for the Mods!)

Has anybody here recovered from tailbone pain or coccydonia? Looking for tips and personal anecdotes!

It’s been a year since I fell on my tailbone, fortunately there was no fracture, or dislocation, however, I ended up with two disc bulges at L4 and L5, and tailbone trauma.

The tailbone doesn’t hurt anymore, however I can’t sit for too long before the muscles tighten up and start hurting. I used to be a long distance runner, I can’t run anymore, that hurts the tail bone area in a deep visceral way.

I have been to PT, I do stretches(McGill) and pelvic floor exercises, and I have also started going to the gym, which fortunately has been pain free after a lot of adjustment.

For people who recovered from a similar problem:

  1. What treatment or exercise made the biggest difference?
  2. Did piriformis or hip-flexor stretching improve your sitting tolerance?
  3. Did pelvic-floor physical therapy help, and did it involve internal assessment or treatment?
  4. Did anyone benefit from shockwave therapy, injections or a coccyx specialist?

Thanks

Posted Jul 23, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC

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