The tailbone is the very last bone in the spine, and it may be lower than you think. Often patients gesture to their sacrum when talking about their tailbone, but as the illustration below shows, they’re not the same thing. Tailbone Anatomy As the name suggests, the tailbone (or coccyx) is a residual nod to …
Trigger points (TrPs) are relatively controversial due to the difficulties in studying and defining them. They produce patterns of pain and other symptoms that are felt when another area is irritated, stretched, or engaged. They can make relatively simple muscle problems look like something much more complicated, so they do bear thinking about. For example, …
We all get muscle and joint aches and pains every now and then, but sometimes they need a helping hand to get rid of them. Little twinges can be hard to put your finger on, and sometimes they will resolve on their own in a few days or with a bit of exercise. First aid …
Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood chronic pain condition. It is associated with widespread aches and pains, poor sleep and cognitive function, fatigue, and muscular tenderness. Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Diagnosing the condition can be difficult, as there are no tests to identify it directly. Like IBS, this is a functional condition, as opposed to structural, which …
The SIJ is the joint between the pelvis and the spine. Some people have dimples over the joints, but most people have a bit of a lumpy area over them, which can be alarming if you first find the lumps because you have pain! This is normal, although pain at that spot does not necessarily …
