How Do You Tell If You Have A BROKEN TAILBONE (FRACTURED COCCYX)?
By: Patrick Foye, M.D., Director of the Coccyx Pain Service at New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J. (www.TailboneDoctor.com) A TAILBONE FRACTURE(BROKEN COCCYX) is one cause of TAILBONE PAIN. If you are having tailbone pain (coccyx pain, also called coccydynia), you may want to know whether or not you actually have a tailbone fracture (a coccyx that is broken, chipped, cracked, or shattered). Some people may incorrectly believe that it is pointless to determine if the tailbone is fractured because they incorrectly believe that there is no treatment available. In my medical career as a physician who has treated at least hundreds of patients with tailbone pain, I would disagree. In actuality, making a correct diagnosis can help everyone (such as the patient, physician, family, employer, insurance companies and others) to understand why the patient is having so much pain. Identifying the fracture can also help everyone understand why the tailbone pain may persist for longer than it migh
