Despite the fact that the symptoms of a coccyx injury are obvious and the consequences are severe, people do not pay proper attention to this trauma. Yes, and that this part of the body is quite vulnerable, many are safely forgotten. But in fact it is very easy to bruise it. For this, one does not even need to fall and hit hard. It is enough just to ride a bike in a mountainous area.
Symptoms of a coccyx injury
Under the injury means tissue damage in the coccyx. Immediately after the injury, no visible manifestations of it can not be noticed. If the bruise was not strong, a slight soreness may appear, but after a few minutes it will disappear. That is why many people forget about the problem. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. After a while, the pain appears again. It becomes stronger when walking and causes a lot of discomfort in moments when a person tries to sit or walk.
Another characteristic symptom, which with a strong contusion of the coccyx may appear immediately or with a lighter form and does not appear at all, is a hematoma . Everything depends on the complexity of the trauma, the basic anthropometric data of the person. The bruise is formed due to the fact that small blood vessels are damaged, and the blood from them penetrates into soft tissues. The color of the hematoma can vary from dark purple to slightly yellowish.
To recognize the contusion of the coccyx, obtained by falling or striking, it is possible and for such symptoms:
- Sometimes at the site of the injury there is swelling or a small knob. With this symptom, problems are rarely encountered. But if it takes place, it means that the bruise is quite serious, it is possible that hospitalization may be required.
- In cases of moderate difficulty, people may experience pain during sexual intercourse.
- Pay attention should be on soreness in defecation.
- In some cases, pain from the injury extends to the lower limbs. And it also happens that on a background of trauma the patient even has strong migraines.
- An alarm bell - if the pain does not disappear even in a state of rest, and a person can neither stand nor lie or sit.
Possible consequences of a contusion of the coccyx for women
Engage in trauma. Moreover, this should be done very seriously, because the consequences of a coccyx injury are complex and quite dangerous:
- Perhaps the worst thing is damage to the spinal cord. In the latter there is a huge number of nerves. In addition, it is associated with the brain. Accordingly, if the spinal cord is severely damaged, this will necessarily affect the well-being.
- A dangerous consequence of a coccyx injury is a transition to a chronic form. In this case, the person will feel soreness constantly, and the smallest loads can turn into a real test.
- Sometimes, due to the displacement of the coccygeal bone, inflammation in the rectum can develop, which is accompanied by all the relevant symptoms: pain, problems with defecation, fever.
- If you do not heal a bruise in the place of a strong coccyx injury, the consequence may be deplorable. Inattention to hematoma
is fraught with fibrosis.
All of the above can be avoided if the competent medical help is provided in time:
- With pronounced pain to the site of the bruise, you should put something cold.
- A person with a serious injury should be treated by a specialist. Before his arrival, you need to make sure that there is no pressure on the damaged tissues.
- To take a great interest in anesthetizing means it is not necessary. But if the victim suffers very severe pain, he can still give a small dose of medicine.