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Physical Trauma, a Cause of Tailbone Injury Tailbone pain/injury caused by a physical trauma may respond well to chiropractic care or manual therapy. The sooner the tailbone injury is evaluated and treated, the faster recovery can start. In contrast, a delay in care can lead to chronic symptoms, increased pain or complicated symptoms. Time is of-the-essence after a coccyx injury.    Physical trauma can be blunt or gradual: Sudden fall on the buttocks during skiing or skating is an example of blunt trauma. Prolonged sitting on a broken-down chair for many days is an example of gradual physical trauma to the coccyx. The gradual form of trauma is harder to identify, correlate, detect and recognize by the tailbone sufferer and/or the treating doctor. Please review the list of physical traumas that have been reported by the patients. Other causes ... Besides the physical trauma, there are other causes of the tailbone pain such as a tumor in coccyx and sacrum area or the metastasis (spread) of cancer from other areas of the body to the coccyx area. This website does not address such clinical cases. Upon pathological findings of x-ray, ultrasound, MRI or lab studies, the patient would be referred to a medical specialist for further evaluation/treatment that may involve surgery.   A video of multiple falls on the buttocks during skating.

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