Suggest treatment for broken tailbone and ruptured discs
Patient: I had a terrible fall landing straight down on my tailbone. I broke my tailbone and ruptured discs. I am having a lot of pain down legs and in neck and head. Should I go to a neurologist? Or should I start with a DO as a primary care physn? I got chiro, and then stopped everything to just try to be stable and it s worse. Doctor: Dear patient  You have got trauma to your tailbone and there is possibility  of fracture. But how you were diagnosed  with tailbone fracture and ruptured discs?  Is it self diagnosis or based on investigation?  If no investigation is yet done I would advise Xray of sacrum anteroposterior and lateral views to  confirm diagnosis.  Ruptured disc can be diagnosis  after doing  mri examination  of spine.  If your Xray  is showing fracture of  tailbone treatment  is 1. Use of tyre tube filled with air to avoid pressure on tailbone for one month and soft pillow 2. Tab diclofenac 50mg twice a day for pain relief 3. If it's significantly displaced manual reduction  under image intensifier can be done. If mri is showing ruptured discs you need to consult expert spine surgeon with report.  All the best.