Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Tailbone pain relief for sitting for faster coccydynia healing with Physiotherapist Michelle Kenway. Learn 4 cost effective ways to relieve and stop tailbone pain when sitting with these Physiotherapy treatment techniques.
Coccyx pain when sitting is often caused because the tailbone is involved in weight bearing during sitting, along with the 2 sitting bones in the buttocks. This is why sitting increases tailbone pain and can result in chronic tailbone pain (coccydynia).
Medical advice to reduce or avoid sitting with tailbone pain to allow healing is excellent advice and should be followed.
Causes of tailbone pain include:
*Poor sitting posture
*Prolonged sitting on a hard surface
*Direct coccyx injury (e.g. fall onto the tailbone, during childbirth)
*Pelvic floor muscle spasm
4 Tailbone Pain Treatments for Sitting
1. Wedge or Coccyx Cushion
Using a wedge shaped coccyx cushion reduces loading on the coccyx during sitting allowing coccyx strain to heal. Repeated sitting on the tailbone increases loading on the coccyx and can delay the rate of healing.
2. Towel Roll Support
A cost effective alternative to buying a wedge coccyx cushion is to use 2 towels (same size) rolled up and placed lengthways under each thigh when sitting. This has the effect of raising the tailbone off the chair and unloading the coccyx to reduce pain and promote healing.
Alternatively 2 angled foam offcuts can be used, 1 under each thigh to raise the buttocks and the coccyx off the chair to reduce strain on the tailbone.
Sit on a firm supportive chair and avoid sitting on soft low height chairs that lack support.
3. Lean Forward Sitting
Leaning forward when sitting changes the angle of the pelvis, tilting it forwards. This takes the coccyx out of contact with the chair reducing loading on the coccyx. Leaning forward can be supported by using a rolled up towel in the curve of the lower back in combination with a coccyx cushion during sitting.
4. Lengthen the Spine
Sitting with the spine lengthened shifts weight bearing from the tailbone forward to the 2 sitting bones. Using correct sitting posture long-term can help relieve tailbone pain and reduce the risk of developing chronic coccydynia.
Additional Physiotherapy Tips for Coccydynia Treatment
* Avoid Kegel exercises with tailbone pain unless medically advised. Some of the pelvic floor muscles attach directly to the tailbone. Kegel exercises that contract the pelvic floor muscles therefore pull on the coccyx and can aggravate tailbone pain.
*Cold pack application to the lower back and sacrum close to the tailbone pain for 20 minutes at a time can relieve tailbone pain.
*Anti inflammatory gel or cream can be applied to the skin over the tailbone for relief and reduction of inflammation. Check with your pharmacist regarding suitability for using anti inflammatory gel before applying to the skin only.
#tailbonepain #coccyxpain #Physiotherapy
Video editing Jonah Bobongie
Music That Kid Goran licensed user
Disclaimer
The information provided in this video is intended as general information and not a substitute for individual medical advice regarding your medical condition. To the extent permitted by law, neither Healthy Fit Solutions Pty Ltd, as trustee for the P & M Kenway Family Trust (“we”), nor any of our officers, employees, agents or related bodies corporate will be liable in any way (including for negligence) for any loss, damage, costs or expenses suffered by you or claims made against you through your use of, or in connection with, this video or information supplied or offered to be supplied on this video. Although we use our best efforts to provide accurate information and other materials on this video, the video is provided “as-is”. To the extent permitted by law, all warranties, conditions and representations provided about or by this video are excluded.
Tailbone pain relief for sitting for faster coccydynia healing with Physiotherapist Michelle Kenway. Learn 4 cost effective ways to relieve and stop tailbone pain when sitting with these Physiotherapy treatment techniques.
Coccyx pain when sitting is often caused because the tailbone is involved in weight bearing during sitting, along with the 2 sitting bones in the buttocks. This is why sitting increases tailbone pain and can result in chronic tailbone pain (coccydynia).
Medical advice to reduce or avoid sitting with tailbone pain to allow healing is excellent advice and should be followed.
Causes of tailbone pain include:
*Poor sitting posture
*Prolonged sitting on a hard surface
*Direct coccyx injury (e.g. fall onto the tailbone, during childbirth)
*Pelvic floor muscle spasm
4 Tailbone Pain Treatments for Sitting
1. Wedge or Coccyx Cushion
Using a wedge shaped coccyx cushion reduces loading on the coccyx during sitting allowing coccyx strain to heal. Repeated sitting on the tailbone increases loading on the coccyx and can delay the rate of healing.
2. Towel Roll Support
A cost effective alternative to buying a wedge coccyx cushion is to use 2 towels (same size) rolled up and placed lengthways under each thigh when sitting. This has the effect of raising the tailbone off the chair and unloading the coccyx to reduce pain and promote healing.
Alternatively 2 angled foam offcuts can be used, 1 under each thigh to raise the buttocks and the coccyx off the chair to reduce strain on the tailbone.
Sit on a firm supportive chair and avoid sitting on soft low height chairs that lack support.
3. Lean Forward Sitting
Leaning forward when sitting changes the angle of the pelvis, tilting it forwards. This takes the coccyx out of contact with the chair reducing loading on the coccyx. Leaning forward can be supported by using a rolled up towel in the curve of the lower back in combination with a coccyx cushion during sitting.
4. Lengthen the Spine
Sitting with the spine lengthened shifts weight bearing from the tailbone forward to the 2 sitting bones. Using correct sitting posture long-term can help relieve tailbone pain and reduce the risk of developing chronic coccydynia.
Additional Physiotherapy Tips for Coccydynia Treatment
* Avoid Kegel exercises with tailbone pain unless medically advised. Some of the pelvic floor muscles attach directly to the tailbone. Kegel exercises that contract the pelvic floor muscles therefore pull on the coccyx and can aggravate tailbone pain.
*Cold pack application to the lower back and sacrum close to the tailbone pain for 20 minutes at a time can relieve tailbone pain.
*Anti inflammatory gel or cream can be applied to the skin over the tailbone for relief and reduction of inflammation. Check with your pharmacist regarding suitability for using anti inflammatory gel before applying to the skin only.
#tailbonepain #coccyxpain #Physiotherapy
Video editing Jonah Bobongie
Music That Kid Goran licensed user
Disclaimer
The information provided in this video is intended as general information and not a substitute for individual medical advice regarding your medical condition. To the extent permitted by law, neither Healthy Fit Solutions Pty Ltd, as trustee for the P & M Kenway Family Trust (“we”), nor any of our officers, employees, agents or related bodies corporate will be liable in any way (including for negligence) for any loss, damage, costs or expenses suffered by you or claims made against you through your use of, or in connection with, this video or information supplied or offered to be supplied on this video. Although we use our best efforts to provide accurate information and other materials on this video, the video is provided “as-is”. To the extent permitted by law, all warranties, conditions and representations provided about or by this video are excluded.
