How do you know if you’ve broken your tailbone after a fall?

Tailbone pain after a fall should be timely medical treatment, according to the symptoms, physical examination, imaging examination to confirm whether the tailbone fracture. 1. Symptoms: Tailbone fracture can cause localized pain and swelling, the pain is aggravated when sitting, and can be alleviated when standing or lying down, in addition, it can be accompanied by a feeling of swelling in the anus, and there is a sense of urgency and heaviness, and so on. 2. Physical examination: the doctor needs to be examined by a specialized doctor, and the caudal fracture can be seen as bruises under the skin of the affected area, and the local pressure pain is obvious, and the feeling of a step can be touched at the back of the sacrum, and a hematoma can be touched when there is more bleeding. 3. Imaging examination: X-ray, CT, magnetic resonance and other examinations can be performed. X-ray examination can see the interruption of the continuity of the bone cortex and observe the fracture line; CT examination can find the hidden fracture that cannot be detected by X-ray examination, and the three-dimensional reconstruction technology can show the fracture more clearly; magnetic resonance examination can make clear the damage of the soft tissues around the fracture, which will help the subsequent diagnosis and treatment. When the tailbone hurts after a fall, you should consult a doctor in time for analgesia, and under the guidance of a specialized doctor, you should actively carry out the appropriate treatment, which will help you to recover from the injury early.