Why do you have tailbone pain? Most often it’s from sitting on your tailbone rather than on your ‘sit bones’.
The purpose of those bones in the bottom of your pelvis really is for you to sit on! But lots of us forget to sit up straight on those bones.
We slouch. We slump. We sit on our spines instead of on the sit bones. 🙁
That makes your tailbone very unhappy. It complains by causing pain.
It takes a couple of steps to start getting rid of tailbone pain.
First, start sitting properly. It may feel wrong but it’s necessary for the happiness of your tailbone and the health of your spine.
Tuck your tail all the way back into the place where the seat meets the back of the chair. Lift your chest. Put a rolled towel behind your waist to help correct your posture.
Secondly: There are muscles that attach to your tailbone. They are your gluteal or buttock muscles. You can use a tennis ball or similar ball to help them relax.
Just lay the ball on the floor (preferably) and place your gluteal muscles on the ball. Move just a bit to find tight, tender places in the muscle. Then lay still on the first tight place for about 5 minutes.
The tight muscle will start to relax and you will notice that you don’t really feel the ball so much. Then move the ball to the next place.
Do NOT put your tailbone on the ball! Just put it on muscle.
Since these muscles attach to your tailbone, when they relax they take pressure off the tailbone.
Also, if you are short, chairs and seats may not fit you. If that’s the reason you sit on your tailbone then make the chair seat shorter. You can do this by placing a pillow or two on the back of the chair. That will move the back closer to you.
If you take these steps you can start getting rid of the pain in your tailbone naturally!
