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Coccyx From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the tailbone in humans. ... Bone: Coccyx The coccyx is formed of up to five vertebrae. ... The term coccyx comes originally from the Greek language and means...

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Tailbone disorders include tailbone injuries, pain, infections, cysts and tumors. ... A backward fall onto a hard surface, such as slipping on ice, is the most common cause. Instead, most injuries cause bruises or pulled ligaments. You rarely break your tailbone...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tailbonedisorders.html

A lateral X-ray of the coccyx is taken to help detect any significant coccygeal pathology, such as a fracture. ... It might take many weeks or months of conservative treatment before significant pain relief is felt. ... This specially designed seating cushion...

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The coccyx bone is the tailbone, located at the very end of the spine. It is a vestige from an earlier evolutionary period...There are muscles and ligaments that attach to the coccyx, including pelvic floor structures...

http://backandneck.about.com/od/c/g/coccyx.htm

Inflammation of the bony area (tailbone or coccyx) located between the buttocks is referred to as coccydynia. Coccydynia is associated with pain and tenderness at the tip of the tailbone between the buttocks. The pain is often worsened by sitting...

http://www.medicinenet.com/coccydynia/article.htm

coccyx or tailbone, which is found at the base of. ... This happens more often to elderly. ... Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems...

http://www.medicineonline.com/articles/T/2/Tailbone-Traum...

Coccydynia is pain in the area of the coccyx, or tailbone...The coccyx is a small, curved, V-shaped bone at the bottom of the spine. ... Symptoms If you have any of these symptoms, do not assume it is due to...

http://www.med.nyu.edu/patientcare/library/article.html?C...

See the entire definition of Coccydynia Coccyx: The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5 rudimentary vertebrae. It is the lowest part of the spinal column...

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/tailbone_coccyx_injury/glo...

Coccydynia is inflammation of the tail-like bony structure at the base of the spine, the coccyx, or tailbone...the buttocks, the ligaments and tendons surrounding the coccyx can become tender and painful. Sitting often exacerbates coccydynia pain...

http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article35...

The topmost vertebra of the coccyx may or may not be fused with the one below it, but the lower three vertebrae are usually fused together. Some pelvic muscles and ligaments attach to the coccyx. The five fused vertebrae above...

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