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Kemper Tailbone Injury Foundation

First ever animation of proposed functional relationship of Spinal cord, Dura & Coccyx
Fractured or Dislocated Coccyx; sound familiar?
Can you benefit from Coccyx treatment?
What you should know...
Did you injure your tailbone? Suspect that something has been wrong ever since? Has your doctor told you that you have coccydynia or that your tailbone was dislocated or fractured? If so, the next questions should be:
Top 4 questions for those diagnosed with Coccydynia:

Is your coccyx in a normal position or is it bent, angled, hooked or displaced?
Has your coccyx lost any of its natural range of motion?
Have you experienced a loss of flexibility in your back hips and legs?
Have you noticed a loss of strength or a feeling of fatigue or instability in your hips or legs?

These are what a doctor, familiar with the SacroCoccygeal or S/C syndrome, uses to determine what treatment is necessary for your coccydynia to improve.
Benefits of treatment for a Fractured or Dislocated Coccyx

To help those affected by tailbone or coccyx injuries.
To promote the coccyx as serving a dynamic and functional role for protection of neural tissues of the spinal column.
To help dismiss the notion that pain or "Coccydynia" is the only symptom, or the most important sign, associated with coccyx injuries.
To continue research studying the signs, symptoms and long-term affects of untreated coccygeal dysfunction.
To provide a safe, effective and minimally invasive treatment to relieve or cure the affects of Coccygeal injuries as early as possible.
Help develop a global network of physicians to include the coccyx in their routine spinal examinations to screen for its diverse group of orthopedic and neuromechanical signs and symptoms respectfully referred to herein as the SacroCoccygeal syndrome.

Progression from Coccyx-induced Abnormal Dural tension (left) to normal neutral position (middle) to tension relieving coccygeal extension (right).

Many types of treatments are available for the coccyx. One of the most comprehensive sites listing the diverse range of treatments, doctors, therapists and layperson opinions is www.coccyx.org.
Simplifying a Complex Problem
A loosely held, widespread and lingering opinion that the coccyx is "Vestigial" and serves little or no purpose, is now is being replaced with new guidelines for Coccygeal function. A clear and measurable Coccygeal range of motion, far greater than previously known, has been observed in thousands of clinical cases. Continued »