Damaged or bruised coccyx

[killa]

I’m going to try and book in with the doc’s soon but wanted to see if anyone had some experience with this.
I’ve bought a supermoto and so that means upright position for riding now. I’ve never experienced this until now but after about half an hour to forty five minutes I started to get a bit of a dull ache on my coccyx bone. As soon as my bum leaves the seat it’s quite painful but simply subsides quickly to almost nothing.
I remember when I was doing a lot of cycling back in 2015/16 I did suffer with some pain there after being on the bike for a while. I put this down to perhaps not doing enough or just needing a better seat. It seems however there has been a lasting effect.

I’d rather not have surgery (as I’ve seen can be a solution) and wondered if anyone else had experience this kind of thing and remedied it.
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[stinkwheel]

I friend of mine fractured her coxyyx in a random drunken injury. Hasn't been able to ride a sports bike more than 50 miles since.

She then found she could ride a street-bob without pain. She got bored with it because it was too slow. Now has a tiger 800 which suits her well.

So, could be a case of finding/engineering a different riding position (or even bike). Foot position is likely to be relevant, so the degree of lead/trail your feet have in relation to your centre of gravity. Even tiny changes in this geometry are likely to make a difference, might just need a sert of modified footpeg hangers.

Padded cycle shorts might help.
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[killa]

[arry]

Narrow seat? Can put quite a a bit of strain on the asscheeks and therefore lower back.

[hellkat]

I bruised mine when I was about 11 years old, crossing a busy road carrying a guitar case, which was sticking out into the traffic and got whacked by a car - duly sending me flying and landed right on my arse.

In the ensuing next couple of weeks I found I couldn't sit down or stand up properly without a lot of pain, and I was at one of those schools where, when the headmistress walks in, you all have to stand up. So it soon got noticed.

Had to have one of those circular haemorroid cushions to sit on (embarrassing for an 11 year old!) but I was also sent for X-ray and then for physio, which was basically heat/massage treatment at the very base of my spine, once a week for about six weeks. Never had a problem there in the ensuing 40 odd years.

I don't know what physio is available now, might be more nowadays. Worth an ask at the GP, one supposes
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[killa]

[Bru]

Hi. Does your bike seat push you forward, or 'force' a particular position? I had similar trouble with an NTV650, which I put down to riding position compromised by the seat shape. I have never had that trouble with other bikes.

[killa]

[M.C]

Injured mine a few years back, its got gradually better but I still get pain sometimes when sitting down. Can't say an upright bike aggravates it (but I have a wide/comfy seat), also cycle a lot and it's fine.