Specifically, the expected EU Regulations on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Requirements for refrigerated vending machines, which are anticipated to be approved early next year and enter into force in 2017, required a linked European-wide measurement standard.
1 Certain activities that put prolonged pressure on the tailbone, such as horseback riding and sitting on hard surface for long periods of time, may cause the onset of coccyx pain. 2  Tailbone pain due to these causes usually is not permanent, but if the inflammation and symptoms are not managed, the pain may become chronic.
However, there are many possible conditions that may be causing tailbone pain like sciatica, infection, pilonidal cysts, or a fractured bone. Pain in the tailbone is called coccydynia and it could be diagnosed either by the symptoms or upon examination that may include CAT or MRI to check for any bone abnormalities.