Tailbone pain guide

Tailbone pain (coccydynia) treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for tailbone pain worse with sitting, not for saddle numbness, new bladder or bowel trouble, or fever near the area.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for Tailbone pain.

Review for adults with pain at the very bottom of the spine that is worse sitting, rising from a chair, or during bowel movements, often after a fall onto the buttocks, prolonged sitting, or childbirth: a cushion and sitting strategy, stool softening, heat, gentle stretching, and at the physician's discretion a bounded topical or screened oral anti-inflammatory course composed by hand.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or West Virginia at the time of request.
Starts at $59
No insurance needed
No app download
Physician review around the clock
Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

A bruised, aching tailbone since a fall or a long drive
Worse sitting on hard chairs and standing up
Otherwise feeling well

May fit online care

Adults 18 and older
No numbness in the area that would touch a bicycle seat
No new trouble with bladder or bowel control
No fever or swelling near the tailbone
Pain lasting less than 8 weeks

Look for another care setting

Numbness in the saddle area, new trouble urinating or leaking urine or stool, or new leg weakness
Fever or chills with a red, swollen, or draining area near the tailbone
Severe pain after a fall with inability to sit or stand at all
Rectal bleeding, a lump you can feel, or pain that wakes you at night

What to have ready

How the pain started (fall, sitting, childbirth)
Whether sitting on a wedge cushion helps
Your current stool pattern
Any numbness in the area

What happens next

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD — board-certified, cardiology-fellowship-trained, and Alpha Omega Alpha. Licensed in Virginia and West Virginia — your care is never handed off.

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What is a cauda equina warning sign here?

Numbness in the saddle area, new trouble urinating or leaking urine or stool, or new leg weakness are emergency signs and need care right away, not online review.

What helps day to day?

A wedge or U-shaped cushion with the cutout at the back, leaning forward on hard seats, standing every 30 minutes, keeping stools soft, and daily pelvic-floor and buttock stretches.

When does tailbone pain need an in-person exam?

Pain lasting more than 8 weeks despite a cushion and home care, or a lump, bleeding, or night pain, needs an examination.

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