The “Tail-BONE” is NOT just ONE BONE:
The word TAILBONE is MISLEADING since it implies that it is one, singular bone.
In reality, the tailbone (coccyx) is made of 3-to-5 boneS (plural).
It is less common for all of these bones to be fused.

COME FOR RELIEF: For more information on coccyx pain, or to be evaluated in-person by Dr. Foye’s Coccyx Pain Center in the United States, go to: www.TailboneDoctor.com
– Patrick Foye, M.D., Director of the Tailbone Pain Center, New Jersey, United States.
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