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I have sever pressure/pain in my tailbone region everytime i stand up even if i only sit for 5mins. been about a month. what could this be?
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Tailbone pain: The tail bone is the coccyx it could be painful from trauma. Arthritis, or other ore serious issues you need an exam by your doc to asses the cause of the pain.
Answered 4/17/2014
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