Tailbone Pain while Sitting on a Hard versus Soft Surface

The best and worst of sitting surfaces varies from person to person with tailbone pain. Many people find a hard surface to be better because then they can sit on the other to sit bones (the ischial bones, or ischial tuberosities, which is the bony spot at the bottom of each buttock cheek), and […]

Tailbone Fractures take a Long Time to Heal

A tailbone fracture (“a broken coccyx”) takes longer to heal than fractures at most other body regions.

There are multiple reasons for this:

Unlike fractures at many other body regions, there is no cast, splint, or brace that can be put on a fractured tailbone. Alike fractures at many other body regions, there is no […]

Medical Marijuana for Tailbone Pain (Coccyx Pain)?

Some patients ask whether medical marijuana can be used to decreased tailbone pain (Coccyx pain, coccydynia).

Is marijuana legal in your state? Can you use it for tailbone pain? Whether or not marijuana is considered legal depends on the state and/or country that you live in. Overall, compared with the last 60 years or so, […]

Was the Tailbone even included in the Tailbone Imaging studies?

For people with Tailbone Pain, the x-rays/MRI/CT-scans often FAIL to even include the Tailbone, even though that is the source of the person’s pain Many patients experience frustration with finding out that their local radiologists/doctors did not even include the tailbone in their imaging studies. As crazy as that is, unfortunately I see this essentially […]

Tailbone Pain Worse when going Sit-to-Stand

For people who have the worst pain while they are making the transition from sitting to standing, this is often due to unstable joints at the tailbone (coccygeal dynamic instability). Basically, a fall or other trauma can injure the ligaments that would normally hold the individual bones of the coccyx in a normal and […]

Actuator Causing Tailbone Pain (Coccyx Pain)

Just this week, our medical article was published on the topic of a chiropractic actuator (also called an actuator gun or activator gun) being used to apply force to the coccyx (tailbone), resulting in new-onset tailbone pain.

 

ABSTRACT: Coccyx pain (also called coccydynia, or tailbone pain) has a broad range of etiologies, including […]

FREE Book offer extended. Act now!

New Book: Tailbone Pain Relief Now! Still FREE, for now, in the United States. LIMITED time only. I am thrilled that hundreds of people worldwide took advantage of the FREE BOOK launch last week, just paying for shipping/handling. For anyone who missed out on the FREE BOOK, this FREE offer is being extended this week […]

List of Book Chapters in Tailbone Pain Relief Now!

You may wonder what topics I’ve covered in the 31 chapters of my new book, “Tailbone Pain Relief Now! Causes and Treatments for Your Sore or Injured Coccyx.” It may seem like a lot to have written 272 pages just about the coccyx.

So here is a list of the sections and chapters.

 

Chapter […]

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My book publishing team thinks I’m crazy! I’ve worked well over 1,000 hours creating this book over the past 1.5 years. It’s 272 pages, 31 chapters, all about coccyx pain causes and treatments. Written for patients.

So they think I’m crazy to launch […]

Tailbone X-rays: Coned-in View for Coccyx Pain

It can be challenging to get to the correct x-rays done in the medical testing for someone with tailbone pain (coccyx pain).

Unfortunately, it is VERY common that the x-rays fail to focus on the area of pain (the coccyx). Unfortunately, the tailbone x-rays include LOTS of other nearby anatomic regions, such as: the thigh […]