Tailbone pain after a fall may be due to soft tissue injury around the tailbone, tailbone dislocation, fracture and other conditions, the recovery time from 3 weeks to 3 months, but the specific how long it takes to recover according to the situation: First, the tailbone around the soft tissue injury: pay attention to rest, the local application of the swelling, pain medication, usually in about 3 weeks to return to normal. Second, the tailbone dislocation: usually need to manipulate the reset, the method of manipulation is through the anus to finger reset. 3 weeks after the tailbone dislocation can heal, the surrounding joint capsule, ligament damage can be repaired, will return to normal. Third, tailbone fracture: younger children, adolescents, fracture healing faster, generally about 6 weeks can be fully recovered; older adults fracture healing speed will be very slow, it may take about 2-3 months, the fracture can be healed. It is also related to the type of fracture: 1, simple stable fracture: often do not need to reset, bed rest can be, about 6 weeks the fracture can be healed; 2, complex comminuted fracture: can be surgical treatment, the smaller fracture block for removal, the remaining fracture for appropriate grinding, applying bone wax, to prevent bleeding. After surgery, bed rest for about 2 months, or even longer, before complete healing. Therefore, there is no set amount of time to recover from tailbone pain after a fall, it depends on the condition and age of the injury.