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Tailbone (Coccyx) Injury (cont.)

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Follow-up

Follow-up is recommended at the discretion of the patient's doctor and depends on the severity of the injury and the progress the patient is making with medical treatment.

  • Most people do not require follow-up if their coccyx injury is improving with medical treatment.

  • People with chronic coccyx pain, for whom medical therapy has not worked, require more frequent follow-up evaluations and may be referred to other medical or surgical specialists.

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Read What Your Physician is Reading on Medscape

Coccyx Pain »

Coccyx pain (tailbone pain) can frustrate patients and significantly impair quality of life, but relief is possible.

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