coxix

[radiohead]

What could a pain in the coxix be?

[acw]

It's spelt coccyx.  I don't understand your question!  Do you mean what's the cause? 

[netibiza]

You may have bumped it unknowingly and it can hurt for quite a while.  Are you quite a tall person as tall people suffer from this more.

[Octavius]

Coccyx pain (tailbone pain) is often caused by falling backwards or by childbirth, though the cause of pain is unknown in about a third of cases. It makes it very painful to sit down. There are effective treatments available, and the great majority of sufferers can be cured.

[acw]

By the way - my friend injured hers at school falling off a horse.  The doctor gave her a donught cushion, the exact same type given to people with piles/hemorrhoids!!  This way she would sit down without putting pressure on her tailbone and it was cured a lot quicker that way too!

[MargeB]

Do you snowboard?

[kick3m0n]

you can also suffer from straightening of the coccyx, which is what my mum has.  She's never injured it, but slowly over the years it's begun to straighten out a little at the very tip.  This causes her quite a bit of discomfort and occasionally it is really sore.

Damaging it in childbirth is very common.  My friend fractured hers!  Ouch!   Doughnut cushion was her best friend she said!

[jake-the-peg]

I cannot believe you asked that question and got 6 answers without a "humorous" response.

I doff my cap to you!

[Octavius]

So doff, so doff, so doff your cap I pray....

[acw]

Oh Octavius - don't be a pain in the coccyx! And Jake - don't go encouraging him!

It might be poor, but that was humour folks! :-p