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At the end of the exhale, tuck your tailbone and lift your hips 3 to 4 inches off the floor, keeping your lower back flat.
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Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Balance on your tailbone, and bring your shins parallel to the floor with the knees still bent.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
Your specific treatment will depend on the looseness or tightness of your pelvic floor muscles, which stretch from the pubic bone to the tailbone.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
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.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Balance on your tailbone, and bring your shins parallel to the floor with the knees still bent.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 19 Feb. 2025
Your specific treatment will depend on the looseness or tightness of your pelvic floor muscles, which stretch from the pubic bone to the tailbone.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
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.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Tailbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailbone. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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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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