Is A Heating Pad Good For Tailbone Pain?
Tailbone trauma is an injury to the small bone at the lower tip of the spine.
Alternative Names
Coccyx injury
Considerations
Actual
Causes
Backward falls onto a hard surface, such as a slippery floor or ice, are the most common cause of this injury.
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