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Four of these were crew members complaining of chest discomfort due to smoke inhalation, while three others, including a woman in her 70s and two people in their 50s, reported pain in their tailbones and backs.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Ball played through a bruised tailbone in late October.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Place the block under your pelvis, supporting your tailbone.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Repeat, shifting your tailbone back and forth with a hold at each end range, for 30 to 60 seconds.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Ball played through a bruised tailbone in late October.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Place the block under your pelvis, supporting your tailbone.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Repeat, shifting your tailbone back and forth with a hold at each end range, for 30 to 60 seconds.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌbōn 
: coccyx
Medical Definition
tailbone
noun
tail·bone
-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
1
: a caudal vertebra
2
: coccyx
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