Acupuncture

Many people with coccydynia have tried acupuncture - see here for a list. Some people have found it effective in reducing or removing their pain, but most have found that it didn't work for them, or only worked for a short time.

According to the book The Biology of Acupuncture, acupuncture works the same way as TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), but TENS is preferable.

They say that acupuncture can reduce pain in about 70% of people, but traditional explanations of how it works are wrong. Research shows that acupuncture works for three reasons: (1) because of the placebo effect, (2) because it causes the body to release endorphins (which are like opiate drugs), and (3) because it causes changes in the nervous system.

Updated 2024-02-26