Those of us who have seen The Shawshank Redemption are quite familiar with the tale of Andy Dufresne, the man who (spoiler alert) âcrawled through a river of sh*t and came out clean on the other side.â And today we have a peculiar set of coincidences where life imitates art to some extent.
Answers from Margaret Moutvic, M.D. Tailbone pain â pain that occurs in or around the bony structure at the bottom of the spine (coccyx) â can be caused by trauma to the coccyx during a fall, prolonged sitting on a hard or narrow surface, degenerative joint changes, or vaginal childbirth.
Not to be facetious, but the best way to keep them rowing is to avoid the injury in the first place. The cause of the vast majority of rib pain is a stress fracture. It is an overuse injury resulting from the torque applied to the ribs by the serratus anterior external oblique muscles with each rowing stroke. Although this is a term that is commonly used, an intercostal muscle strain is rarely seen.