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SINCE 1999

Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine

Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain) — A Classical Reading of Sacrococcygeal Pattern

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Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain) — A Classical Reading of Sacrococcygeal Pattern

Coccydynia is pain at the coccyx (tailbone), typically worse with sitting, rising from sitting, and certain positions. Causes include trauma (falls onto the buttocks, childbirth), prolonged sitting on hard surfaces, repetitive microtrauma, and sometimes idiopathic. At Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic in Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton, Dr. Yang supports patients with persistent tailbone pain alongside physiotherapy and specialist management.

Common Symptom Pattern

  • ✓ Post-traumatic onset (Pattern 1)
  • ✓ Associated pelvic floor tension (Pattern 2)
  • ✓ Chronic without clear cause after appropriate work-up (Pattern 3)

AHPRA-Registered, HICAPS-Ready

Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic operates from Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton (Mid West WA). Dr. Yang is AHPRA-registered with HICAPS on-the-spot health-fund rebates. We work alongside your GP and specialists — never as a replacement for medical care.

Helpful Habits

  • ✓ Maintain consistent sleep and wake times
  • ✓ Eat warm cooked meals — avoid cold raw foods
  • ✓ Stay hydrated with warm or room-temperature water
  • ✓ Gentle daily movement appropriate to capacity
  • ✓ Stress regulation — breathwork, light walking
  • ✓ Continue all prescribed medications and specialist follow-up

Best Avoided

  • ✗ Iced drinks and frozen foods
  • ✗ Late-night eating disrupting sleep
  • ✗ Over-exercising during flare phases
  • ✗ Self-medication with unverified herbal products
  • ✗ Skipping specialist follow-up appointments
  • ✗ Untested supplement combinations

Frequently Asked Questions

Can classical treatment help chronic coccydynia?

Yes — for many patients, combined approach with pelvic floor physiotherapy, cushion use, and classical work improves function and pain substantially.

How long until improvement?

Post-traumatic: 2–4 months. Pelvic floor pattern: 3–6 months with combined work. Chronic idiopathic: variable.

What about cushions?

Coccyx cushion (with cut-out at back) substantially reduces sitting pain and is useful adjunct.

Does internal manual therapy help?

Internal coccygeal mobilisation by trained pelvic floor physiotherapist has evidence for coccyx hypermobility and is a reasonable option. —

Are your clinics covered by health funds?

Yes — HICAPS-equipped at both Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton (Mid West WA) clinics for on-the-spot rebates with most major Australian health funds.

Available at both our Belmont (Perth) & Geraldton clinics — led by Dr. Yang and Dr. Yang Sr., a father-and-son team whose family lineage in classical Chinese medicine spans multiple generations.

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