Three Tips for a Sore Tailbone

I’m going to share with you three tips for dealing with a sore tailbone.  These tips specifically address tailbone pain caused by poor sitting posture or sitting too much on the tailbone.  If you have fallen on your tailbone or otherwise injured it, please seek the help of a qualified doctor before doing any stretching or other kinds of exercises.

Dealing with a sore tailbone is certainly never fun. It can cause not only a great deal of physical discomfort, but it can also make doing your daily tasks much more difficult. However, in this article I will tell you how you get your back feeling better, and I will also share some tips on how to prevent a recurrence of this in the future. There are many possible reasons that one might experience a sore tailbone. However, one of the most common causes of this is having poor sitting posture. The reason for this is that sitting improperly by slouching or leaning back too much puts too much pressure on your tailbone.

Tip 1: Sitting Properly

While it may take some getting used to, learning how to have sit up  and have good posture is well worthwhile, as it will help you to avoid future episodes of tailbone pain. The tailbone was not meant to bear weight, though most Americans sit directly on it, especially when at the computer.  The tip I have is this: when you are sitting, direct the weight to the sit bones.  The sit bones are the two parts of the hip bones that stick down.  They are what you sit on when you roll onto one butt cheek.  What you want is to sit on both at the same time and let the tailbone float free of weight.  The way you do that is, while you’re sitting, make sure your back is erect.  Then roll the pelvis forward, which will arch the lower back slightly.  This should lift the tailbone up and relieve it of its burden.  This might be a little hard to maintain, but with practice, it will do wonders for your lower back.

Tip 2: Take a break!

Remaining seated for long periods of time can also cause joint stiffness as well as back pain. Therefore, a great way to prevent pain in the tailbone area is to stand up and stretch on a regular basis throughout the day. This will really help to loosen up your joints which will consequently help to prevent tailbone pain.   Go take a walk, which is one of the most relaxing things you can do to give a break to your poor tailbone.  Review the tips for office chair posture.

Tip 3: Regular back exercises

If you’re already dealing with a sore tailbone, standing up and doing some basic stretching exercises can help to reduce the pain that you’re currently experiencing.  Do some low back exercises to stretch and relax the low back.  It is also important to incorporate back strengthening exercises, as well as body awareness exercises.  These will develop the four aspects of back exercises: strength, flexibility, relaxation, and body awareness.

I hope that these tips help you relieve the pain associated with long hours at the computer.  For best results, follow a complete posture program.  Feel free to leave questions in the comments.  I love to help people feel better in their body.

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Category: Natural Back Pain Relief