Why does my tailbone hurt when I sit? hint- it could be your pelvic floor!

briaadamopoulou

Sep 16

2 min read

With the boom of technology and the work from home jobs, we as a society sit more than ever before. There are also many sedentary seasons in our life like commuting far for work, postpartum recovery, and healing from other surgeries or illnesses, and more. While it doesn't seem like a big deal- here's whats happening in your pelvic floor.

When we sit like a shrimp (hunched over and neck forward) your pelvis goes into what we call a "posterior pelvic tilt" meaning your scooping your tailbone up and under you.

Your deep pelvic floor muscles are then forced to clench, tighten, and actually shorten to hold this position. This also pulls along the back muscles and puts pressure on organs like the uterus, rectum and bladder. Owch! So, what kind of domino effect takes place once your body defaults to this position?

spine model of tailbone & lower lumbar area

You guessed it- Pelvic Floor Issues!

These symptoms can include:

Hip & pelvic pain
Tailbone pain when sitting or standing
Constipation
Back pain
Heaviness in the pelvis
Hemorrhoids & Anal fissures
Incomplete emptying of the bowels
Core weakness
Urinary frequency or leakage
Bloating & abdominal pain

pelvic floor therapist holding pelvic floor model to show tailbone

So how we can help you?

Here at Hälsa, we will listen to your daily routines, habits, rituals to get the best picture of how to help you.

We will ask about foundations of health like stress, nutrition, hobbies, movement, and lifestyle factors in order to put the pieces together. We use many modalities to help with this pain including: