The Sacrum and Coccyx
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
The sacrum and coccyx: types of pain Anterior view of the sacrum, coccyx and 5 lumbar vertebrae.
I would like to talk about the role you have low back pain in the sacrum, as you see in the photo is a bone in irregular triangle formed by the union of 5 vertebrae with the apex directed toward the floor, below the sacrum meets the coccyx (consisting of 2 or 3 vertebrae together) and their union forms the sacro-coccygeal.
The sacrum is attached to the pelvis at the iliac bones forming what is called the sacroiliac joint, we have 2 sacro-iliac joints on each side, this union is made by very strong ligaments called sacro-iliac ligaments ( ligaments are the largest area we have).
We can say that the sacrum is not rigid, it floats, is moving and powerful muscles are inserted (psoas, gluteus maximus, etc.) under normal conditions is in balance and your weight is on the vertical column of the physiological lumbar lordosis.
Because muscle decompensation is in this area sacral torsion causes us sideways or be more vertical / horizontal, for example when we have an increase of the lumbar curve by a retraction of the posterior muscle chain back this will be more vertical sacral .
Many chronic back pain due to these movements of the sacrum, causing pain, which is called a sacroiliitis, also because we bruises that many chronic dislocation of the coccyx on the sacrum, causing much pain in the coccyx (coccydynia) is much more common than we think and how to diagnose it is through a dynamic RX.
One way to try to correct all these muscle derangements, all these pains is making global muscle stretching of the posterior chain back through the “Method Mézières” to try reharmonizations entire area, in acute pain recommend going to an osteopath, put ice 10 ‘at night and finally assess sitting on a float (coccydynia).
- We must avoid sudden movements such as lifting weights, watching when sitting and sleeping hours, I recommend reading the label of “postural advice” and combine with the baths to relax the muscles that I explained at the entrance of “managing the stress “in conjunction with breathing through the belly.
Today we have seen that we have talked a bit about anatomy but I think it was important to understand these concepts.
If you want, enter my facebook page from my site (to the right is a link) to complete the information as there are 2 videos that are well worth in 3D:
- CSF flow: how does it work (such as the sacrum moves with breathing)
- Coccys, tailbone.pain / coccydynia.






