Dr. Scott Katzman, a board certified orthopedic surgeon and Tenafly native who has lectured and educated other physicians and companies on his innovative techniques, specializes in minimally invasive ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend’s daughter fell three times on her tailbone at a young age, and it was cracked. She is now a 25-year-old woman and limps around with pain in this area. She has been told that ...

Tailbone pain is one of the most common aches that pregnant women experience. In general, relaxin and other hormones are to blame. They cause relaxation and stretching of your pelvic floor, which also ...

The tailbone, or coccyx, is the last bone in the spine. Symptoms of a tailbone fracture include a constant dull pain in the very low back, and pain that worsens when sitting. Hot or cold packs and ...

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I fell of a quadbike in 2006 and had my coccyx removed mid October 2007. I do cycling and would love to get back in the seat, but i still have difficulty to sit. My wound has only closed up completely ...