At the very bottom of the human spine is a bone that sticks out a bit called the coccyx (cox-ix). We sometimes call it the “tailbone,” but it is actually made up of several different spinal bones. In ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: My tailbone has been hurting for the past few weeks. I have read that it takes a while to heal, but is there anything I can do in the meantime to lessen the pain? At what point would ...

When it comes to pregnancy challenges, they do not stop at childbirth. After giving birth, mothers continue to face various physical, mental, and emotional difficulties. One of them is coccydynia, ...

NBA superstar Steph Curry, whose back was already sore from carrying the Golden State Warriors all season, suffered one of the worst injuries known to man Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets.

The tailbone is a remnant of the tail possessed by our primate ancestors. Though humans no longer need tails, they are still present in month old embryos and there are over 100 recorded cases of ...

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is considered day to day after suffering a bone bruise on his tailbone during Monday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

There are a total of 25 different organs and tissues in the human body that can be donated. So if you’re considering body disassembly, there are plenty of choices. Just don’t give away your luz. You ...