Coccygodynia

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    Coccygodynia (Coccyx pain)

    by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)

    GENERAL Coccygodynia is a painful disorder of the last part of the spine, right above the rectum. The aetiology is usually post-traumatic and more rarely idiopathic. In some rare cases, pre-coccygeal epidermoid cyst may cause coccygodynia. There is a clear correlation between coccygodynia and gender.  The incidence ratio women/men is 5:1. There is also correlation [...]