Call your doctor if you have: Elbow pain that doesnât go away with rest and ice, or pain that doesnât go away even when youâre not using your arm. Intense pain, swelling, and bruising around your elbow. Pain, swelling, or redness that gets worse, especially if you have a fever, too. Problems using your elbow, such as difficulty bending your arm.
Trauma: Injury to the coccyx is a very common cause of tailbone pain. Injury to the coccyx may lead to a bruise, fracture, or dislocation of the coccyx. A fall onto the tailbone in the seated position, usually against a hard surface, is a common cause of coccyx injury. A direct blow to the tailbone, such as those that occur during contact sports, can also injure the coccyx. The coccyx can be injured or fractured during childbirth.
A simple fall or hit on the head can break the spinal bones. But a break doesnât always cause paralysisâif people react to it correctly. Spinal bones surround and protect the fragile spinal cord. You can feel their prominences, called spinal processes, along your neck and back.