Exempel på coccyx

• At one stage the os coccyx projects like a true tail, extending considerably beyond the rudimentary legs. 

• Mobility of the skin might be more pronounced at the ventral side of the patient than above the spine or coccyx.

• That does not include the lower sacrum and the coccyx.

• The x-rays were taken and a possible fracture to the coccyx was diagnosed.

• In some cases, persistent pressure from activities like bicycling may cause the onset of coccyx pain.

• The pubococcygeus, the main part of the levator, runs backward from the body of the pubis toward the coccyx and may be damaged during parturition.

• It pierces the sacrotuberous ligament to supply the skin in the region of the coccyx as well as the sacrococcygeal joint.

• A simple test to determine whether the coccyx is involved is injection of local anesthetic into the area.

• If the pain relates to the coccyx, this should produce immediate relief.

• However, people who are obese are at a higher risk for developing coccyx pain.

• Other stretches like piriformis stretch, and hands to feet stretch, can relieve stress off the muscles around the coccyx, after sitting for a long time.

• Pain at the coccyx (tailbone) is known as coccydynia.

• The surface on the sacrum is convex and that on the coccyx concave.

• The coccyx is located at the base of the spine, under the sacrum.

• Late malignancies usually involve incomplete excision of the coccyx and are adenocarcinoma.

• A wetsuit over the legs protects against abrasions, and can somewhat cushion bumps to shins, knees, and the coccyx.