At the very bottom of your vertebrae is a pointy bone called the coccyx, also known as your tailbone. When it’s bruised, just sitting down can shoot a sharp pain right up your spine. An injury can ...

Tailbone pain or pain in the coccyx may occur suddenly after an obvious injury. It can also appear over time, with no apparent cause. Doctors may call it coccydynia. Pain in the tailbone or coccyx, ...

Tailbone pain is often a short-term problem, but in rare cases, it can be a sign of cancer either at the coccyx or cancer that's spread from elsewhere in the body. Talk to your healthcare provider ...

A coccyx fracture, also called a broken tailbone, occurs when the bottom tip of the spinal column breaks, according to Physiopedia. Coccyx fractures are often hard to find on imaging and may not be ...

Symptoms of tailbone cancer include pain, noticeable mass, and weakness or numbness in the lower back and legs. Cancer in the tailbone, also known as the coccyx, may be a chordoma or a cancer that has ...

Quite a few months ago, I slipped on the stairs and injured my coccyx. It didn't hurt THAT much at the time, and I ignored it. Forgot about it. Then months later, it became a problem. I cannot sit for ...

While on holiday last September I hurt my coccyx after cycling. More than a year later, I’m still in pain. Is it worth seeing a physiotherapist, chiropractor or osteopath? Do I need an X-ray? K.

Dear Mayo Clinic: My tailbone has been hurting for the past few weeks. I have read that it takes a while to heal, but is there anything I can do in the meantime to lessen the pain? At what point would ...

Do you suffer pain and uneasiness while sitting down? If this happens whenever you sit, this is a warning sign of coccydynia. This is the medical term for tailbone pain that causes acute discomfort ...

The human tailbone, also known as the coccyx, is a vestigial feature, meaning it has lost its original function in the body over the course of evolution. The human tailbone is a leftover feature from ...