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Hello,
I’m hoping someone could let me know any experience or idea with practicing hot yoga with coccyx injury.After having one of the best classes for last few months with huge satisfaction, I slipped, fell over and whacked my coccyx on the edge of a stair in my home studio premises. Although I was in a huge pain, I thought it’d be ok so left the studio with arnica cream given by the studio. Despite my positive prediction, the pain only became worse and worse so I went to a local walk-in clinic, was told that it’s either cracked or sprained badly but there’s very little can be done (therefore no x-ray taken), taking painkiller and letting it heal itself.
It’s been over 48 hours now and I got used to the pain. I can walk, lie down on my back or side, squat with straight spine with bearable pain and started thinking when I can go back to the hot room. I was told it’d take a month to heal but I’d go crazy if I go such a long time without Bikram Yoga.
I’m wondering if sitting in the hot room and do whatever I can do would help to heal the injury or it’s better to stay away until I can at least be able to do usual daily things with tiny pain (I have a higher pain tolerance though ;)).
I’d also love to know if there’s any modification for forward bending as I can’t even bend an inch my body forwards without having massive pain at the moment.
Thanks x
Hi Chihiro
That’s terrible news. I would like to ask you what the people who are looking after you say you can do. Did they say “no yoga”? Or did they say, “go back when you are pain free”? Or did they say “keep moving to try and encourage a return to your natural range of motion”?
Generally speaking, the one thing you don’t want to do is aggravate the injury. This is usually done with direct pressure on the coccyx – ie when sitting. So unless you have a way to sit that doesn’t put pressure on your behind then don’t do that (sit).
I do believe you can, if necessary get the tailbone manipulated into position if it has moved. First up however, is to let the acute pain abate. For the moment engage in gentle movements that tease your body into moving so that your fascia doesn’t seize and bind up the area (cos that’s what healing does if there is no movement).
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂Hi Gabrielle,
Thank you for your super quick reply.
Nobody said Yes/No yoga but take it easy. I think I have a problem with the word of ‘take it easy’, partly because I used to keep training with injuries, even next day of ankle sprained for example, when I was a serious basketball player in my teenage years.
The advice you gave me was exactly what I needed. I think I now know how to take it easy. You are a star! Thank you!
Chihiro
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