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why does it go numb
When I sit, no even for long periods of time, my rear gets numb and hurts. Very wierd
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What you have is probably coccidynia. This is caused by the coccyx (the last vertebra) dislocating when you sit. It is often caused by falling backwards or high pressure jerks or by childbirth (in females). In about a third of cases the cause of pain is not known. Use a well-padded seat or air tubes when sitting. Avoid long periods of sitting in one posture. Anti inflammatory drugs, pain killers, local analgesic creams all help to some extent. Some benefit by local steroid injection at the site of the pain.
It could also be due to bone disease or, nerve compression. Since there is numbness, chances of nerve compression are more. A combined approach of a neurologist and an orthopedic specialist is needed.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
What you have is probably coccidynia. This is caused by the coccyx (the last vertebra) dislocating when you sit. It is often caused by falling backwards or high pressure jerks or by childbirth (in females). In about a third of cases the cause of pain is not known. Use a well-padded seat or air tubes when sitting. Avoid long periods of sitting in one posture. Anti inflammatory drugs, pain killers, local analgesic creams all help to some extent. Some benefit by local steroid injection at the site of the pain.
It could also be due to bone disease or, nerve compression. Since there is numbness, chances of nerve compression are more. A combined approach of a neurologist and an orthopedic specialist is needed.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Sounds like that nerves are going to sleep like when you sit Indian Style and your legs, or at least mine, fall asleep. They tinkle and burn like the dickens.
I get that too. I also get numbing in my toe (one in particular sometimes more than one) and turns blue and takes lots of hot water for a looooong time to make it normal. Massaging it to get the circulation back in it doesnt even help.
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