From the Department of Proctology, Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Proctology, Temple University Hospital.

The tailbone, or coccyx, is a small bony structure at the bottom of your spine. It’s made of three to five segments that form a triangular shape. Although the tailbone is small, it’s an important ...

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 ...

Tailbone pain, or coccydynia, occurs below your hips at the end of your spine. It affects the coccyx (tailbone). Tailbone ...

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with our everyday lives. The human tailbone, also known as the coccyx, is a ...