COCCYDYNIA- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Coccydynia is the condition in which the Pain in or around the tailbone at the bottom of the spine.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • CAUSES OF COCCYDYNIA
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF COCCYDYNIA
  • DIAGNOSIS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • TREATMENTS FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • PROGNOSIS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • COMPLICATIONS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • COCCYDYNIA AND AYURVEDA8
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF COCCYDYNIA
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF COCCYDYNIA
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR COCCYDYNIA
  • YOGA FOR COCCYDYNIA

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Pain in the site of the tailbone
  • Pain may radiate towards the leg
  • Low backache
  • Pain aggravated during sitting
  • Ternura
  • Pain may be associated with bowel movement

CAUSES OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Lesiones traumáticas.
  •  Childbirth
  • Infecciones
  • Cancer and metastasis
  • Weight gain
  • Strain
  • Poor posture
  • Degeneration

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF COCCYDYNIA  

Age-related wear and tear occur in the spine may lead to pain in the tail bone. External trauma usually occurs due to a backwards fall, leading to a bruised, dislocated, or broken coccyx. 

DIAGNOSIS OF COCCYDYNIA   

  • Inspection
  • Palpation – to find out the tenderness
  • Movements
  • X – rays
  • IRM
  • TAC

TREATMENTS FOR COCCYDYNIA  

  • Physiotherapy and pain relievers can help. A few cases may require surgery.
  • Medications – Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesics

PROGNOSIS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Prognosis is based on the cause of the pain, duration and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Coccydynia due to fracture of the tailbone produce complications
  • Chronic pain

COCCYDYNIA AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, coccydynia falls under Vatavyadhi or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder.
  • It is manifested as katigraha (low backache)
  • Vata vyadhi can be correlated to neurological or neuromuscular disorders. The causes and pathogenesis of diseases caused by vitiation of Vata dosha, in general, are the exclusive cause and pathogenesis ofpain, numbness, tingling sensation.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
  • Excessive physical exercise.
  • Supresión de los impulsos naturales.
  • Trauma
  • Injuries

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Sharp pain and numbness in the low back region or above the buttocks.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Vata, pitta y kapha dosha se mueven por todos los canales de circulación. Debido a la naturaleza sutil de vata, impulsa a los dos doshas restantes.
  • El vata agravado habiendo provocado estos dos doshas, se exacerba y llena los canales vacíos y se mueve grandemente dentro de ellos o siendo envuelto por los otros doshas.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the lower spine and produces different kinds of aches and pains.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Toda – Pain
  • Sada – weakness
  • Tingling sensation
  • Numbness
  • Rigidez

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF COCCYDYNIA  

  • Pain associated with traumatic injuries is difficult to cure – krichra sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA  

Ayurvedic local treatment for coccydynia 

  • Pain-relieving lepa application
  • Valuka svedam – local fermentation
  • Kateevasthi-panchaguna taila
  • Kateepichu-Sahacharadi tailam

 

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA  

  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu

 

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR COCCYDYNIA  

  • NASYA-Ksheerabala
  • VASTHI-Erandamooladi yapana vasthi
  • SNEHAVIRECHANAM-Eranda tailam

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR COCCYDYNIA  

Administración interna

  • Balarishtam
  • Dhanwanthararishtam
  • Ayaskrithi
  • Maharasanadi Kashayam
  • Rasnasaptakam Kashayam
  • Rasnadi Kashayam
  • Ksheerabala Tailam
  • Gandha tailam
  • Rasaraj ras
  • Laksha guggulu
  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu

External application

  • Sahacharadi tailam
  • Panchaguna tailam
  • Mahanarayana tailam

 HOME REMEDIES FOR COCCYDYNIA  

  • Heat application on the affected area by a towel dipped with hot water
  • Massage the painful area for 15 minutes ( NOT too much pressure )

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR COCCYDYNIA  

  • Evita los alimentos que producen desequilibrio de vata dosha como los alimentos fríos y secos, difíciles de digerir. Porque el desequilibrio vata agrava los síntomas.
  • Consume alimentos de fácil digestión, leche de vaca
  • Evite los ejercicios pesados que agravan aún más las afecciones.
  • Oil massage on affected area advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
  • Descansa adecuadamente.
  • Avoid long term sitting

 

YOGA FOR COCCYDYNIA  

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from aches and pains

 

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

  • Bhujangasana
  • Dhanurasana
  • Pavanamuktasana
  • Shisuavasana