In most cases, a broken tailbone will not require surgery. Instead, you’ll need to be patient and go through physical therapy to get back into shape. Learn about the common causes of a broken ...

If tailbone pain does become chronic, it may mean that a person has dislocated or broken their tailbone and may require specialist treatment. A broken tailbone may cause a tingling sensation.

An MRI scan of a dislocated tailbone (though not one from this case series). (Image credit: Patrick Foye, M.D., www.TailboneDoctor.com) In a two-year period that included 217 new patients at the ...