Lofton may get to join Falcons' starters Aug 22, 2008
The second-year player missed the preseason opener because of a bruised tailbone and was not inserted until the second half of last Saturday s game against the Colts. A projected starter before training camp, Robinson is working his way back up the depth chart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Chakras: Subtle Energy Vortexe... Aug 16, 2008
The Root Chakra is located at the tip of the tailbone. Its energy color is red and is associated with passion, vitality, desire, basal energy and groundedness. (Suite101.com)
The state of the Falcons Aug 16, 2008
Up-and-comer Laurent Robinson is returning from a tailbone bruise and he s trying to reclaim the No. 2 spot. Rookie Harry Douglas has been the real deal from day one of training camp and has been very effective playing out of the slot. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
One more Skip story, then baseball.... Aug 13, 2008
Tonight, I had Ellsbury starting, but he was a late scratch due to being hit by a pitch last night that caused a sore tailbone. WTF. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Falcons coach: 'I wanted to win that game' Aug 10, 2008
Falcons coach: 'I wanted to win that game. By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 08/10/08. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Accident leaves man pinned beneath vehicle Aug 9, 2008
Howell was taken to the hospital and suffered a broken ankle and tailbone. Howell is at home recovering from his injuries, said Assistant Principal Christine Pugh. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
* Postcard threatens Chen, DPP with violence Aug 3, 2008
After the hearing, he went to the National Taiwan University Hospital, where doctors found that his tailbone had been fractured in the assault. Approached for comments yesterday, Su said that he had not sent any threatening letter to the DPP. This story has been viewed 539 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Crash victim suing WPD Aug 3, 2008
According to the suit, Setters had fractured ribs and a fractured tailbone, nerve pain, vertigo, neck pain, lower back pain and other problems. She underwent surgery, was prescribed painkillers and participated in physical therapy. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Biking: Cyclist enters 24-hour race to raise funds for cancer victim Aug 2, 2008
He was diagnosed with cancer in early 2007 and underwent extensive surgery to remove a tumor from his tailbone. A complication from the surgery left him blind. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
* Tasmanian lust UWe Jul 29, 2008
For example: My skiing lesson was going well until I wiped out and almost broke my tailbone. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Covering the bases Jul 27, 2008
Gomez bruised his lower back and tailbone catching a fly ball hit by Ben Francisco. He remained on the ground for several minutes before being placed on a backboard and lifted onto a cart. (News & Observer -- Sports)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: Dropping the ball on butt-kicking Jul 26, 2008
In fact, the hospital said the kick fractured his tailbone X which, if true, would seem to clear up the mystery of where exactly the foot landed. But following the WWGCS principle (What Would George Carlin X the darkly cynical US comedian now sitting on that great barstool in the sky X Say), if you cant laugh at A-bian getting a dingle-rocking blow to the behind, what can you laugh at. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jul 25, 2008
Chen went to National Taiwan University Hospital, where doctors found that his tailbone had been fractured. Chen said on Tuesday he would take legal action against Su. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Chen plans legal action after attack at court Jul 23, 2008
After the hearing, Chen went to the National Taiwan University Hospital, where doctors found that his tailbone had been fractured. Chens appearance at the court marked the first time a former president had been subpoenaed as a defendant in a criminal case. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Police continue search for suspected killer Jul 22, 2008
"Robert, asleep with his wife in their bedroom at the motel, was awakened by the sound of somebody breaking down the door to the motels office. Shortly thereafter he heard a female scream, followed by gunshots. Robert entered the motel office and found that his mother, his sister, and his father had all been shot; the cash register was empty. It was later determined that the Brookhaven incident netted Stanley Williams approximately one hundred dollars with his partner gero. The forensic... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Pacers add pick in O'Neal trade to Raptors Jun 26, 2008
He collided with Minnesota's Mark Madsen on a drive to the basket on Feb. 24, 2004, and had to be carted off the court on a stretcher after injuring his tailbone. Ford missed the entire 2004-05 season. (Philadelphia Daily News)
Scouts Inc.: Offensive line rankings Jun 18, 2008
Runyan, who played much of last season with a cracked tailbone, is as tough as they come, and Andrews is versatile enough to kick out to tackle if needed. This is a much better run blocking than pass blocking group, but some of those issues can be attributed to 's immobility early last season as he nursed his ailing knee. (ESPN -- Football News)
Miracle Baby Born...Twice Jun 10, 2008
Four months into Keri McCartney's pregnancy, doctors reportedly noticed a tumor growing on the baby's tailbone. Doctors discovered that the tumor was stealing blood from the fetus and weakening her heart. (Fox News)
Baby With Tumor 'Born' Twice Jun 10, 2008
who led the surgery to save Macie, said the tumor, which extended from her tailbone, was stealing the blood that she needed to live. The type of surgery he performed has only been done about 20 times. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Meet miracle baby who was born twice Jun 7, 2008
The ultrasound image showed what looked like a balloon growing out of Macies tailbone except that it was full of blood vessels and was as big as the fetus itself. The tumor was noncancerous. (MSNBC -- Health)
The Girl Who Was "Born" Twice Jun 7, 2008
Four months into Keri McCartney's pregnancy, doctors spotted a tumor growing on the baby's tailbone - a rare and, in Macie's case, fatal condition striking one in 35,000 babies. "At that point we didn't know - we didn't know what was going to happen," Keri said. (CBS News)
Tumor Leads Baby To Be Born Twice Jun 7, 2008
Dr. Darrell Cass, who led the surgery to save Macie, said the tumor, which extended from her tailbone, was stealing the blood that she needed to live. The type of surgery he performed has only been done about 20 times. (Click2Houston, TX)
Grandson's plight fuels Longview man's drive to recruit bone marrow donors May 29, 2008
Dingy wrote on May 28, 2008 9:31 AM:" In 1988 I registered as a bone marrow donor. In 1995 I had the privilege of being a donor for an 8 year old boy with lukemia. He had been sick since he was 3, and this was literally his last resort. I am humbled to say that God allowed me to be involved in His miracle. The young man will be graduating from college this summer and will begin his career as a teacher. I encourage people to sign up on the registry. My discomfort was minor. The donation happened... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Griffin: Iconic talents of the BCS era May 28, 2008
His career was punctuated by a gritty performance late in 2007, where he played through knee and tailbone injuries to continue a streak of 27 consecutive games to conclude his career. Dorsey finished his career with 179 tackles, 27 tackles and 13 sacks, but his value to the Tigers' success was bigger than merely statistics. (ESPN -- College Football News)
FITNESS ON A BUDGET May 28, 2008
Your back should be neutral and feel like a straight line from your tailbone to the top of your head. Lift one arm from the shoulder and reach it in front of you. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Personal account from victim of fair accident May 22, 2008
She sustained multiple bruises and a possibly fractured tailbone when the arms of the swing-style ride malfunctioned and dropped 23 riders about 20 feet to the ground May 16. Video. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Kingston police looking for suspect who punched woman May 20, 2008
She said she also injured her tailbone when the suspect pushed her to the ground. The woman s son, a 20-year-old Army soldier readying to leave for Iraq, also scared the suspect away, she said. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Track and Field: Aguilar overcomes ailment to compete May 8, 2008
The Crane senior had previous potential state qualifying track and field seasons ruined by a broken tailbone, a broken ankle and a broken foot. So, when sharp stomach pains sent him to the emergency room and he was checked into a hospital recently, Aguilar thought another season was going to be wasted. (Odessa American, TX)
Yoga for Abs May 7, 2008
In this position, the lower abdominals in particular should be engaged and the tailbone should be tucked in to protect the low back ... Engage the low abdominals and tuck your tailbone to protect the low back ... From the Downward Dog posture or from lying face down on the floor, come into a high push up position, arms straight, hands directly beneath the shoulders, and spine aligned from tailbone to head. (Suite101.com)
Western Conference Apr 18, 2008
Besides Arenas' knee, the Wizards' Butler (knee bruise), Stevenson (bruised tailbone) and Daniels (wrist) are banged up but will play. The numbers game: Despite what Stevenson claims, James is not overrated. (USA Today -- Sports)
After pokes and prods, Dorsey still contending for No. 1 pick Apr 4, 2008
Though he kept playing in the ensuing weeks, that injury and a bruised tailbone hampered him. While he was in Indianapolis in February, it was disclosed that prior to his junior year he'd had a stress fracture in the big bone below his right knee (the tibia). (USA Today -- Sports)
more » Mar 9, 2008
In the process they found from an MRI that I had not only fractured my pelvis and tailbone but had a stroke of some kind and was having hallucinations. Oh, yeah, full blown ones like a newspaper press running colored display advertising and lines of band members, cheerleaders and football players. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Two Astana riders injured in Tour de France (1) Mar 7, 2008
Kloeden, who was runner-up to Lance Armstrong in 2004 and third last year, sustained a hairline fracture in his tailbone after tumbling into a ditch with 45 miles left. He got up, stayed with the pack and held second place overall 33 seconds behind Cancellara. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Need inspiration to lose weight? New book offers 70 stories Feb 26, 2008
Her weight gain began while she was recuperating from tailbone surgery and wasn't allowed to run. She could have walked, but for an avid marathoner, that seemed wimpy and unthinkable. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A hit job on McCain? Feb 22, 2008
You know, it s hard to fire a rifle when your tailbone is hurting. By Realist. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Falcons release Crumpler, Coleman Feb 16, 2008
Leftwich did not play again after injuring his tailbone in his second start, Nov. 18 against visiting Tampa Bay. This is the second time Leftwich, who started for most of his four seasons in Jacksonville, has been cut in less than a year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Clint Eastwood: Ann Coulter, conservatives 'very masochistic'... Feb 8, 2008
Rush was scratching his tailbone ... Rush was scratching his tailbone. (The Drudge Report)
With sister on the mend, Klassen describes ordeal Feb 8, 2008
She has a broken vertebra and tailbone, but her spirits are up, and that's very promising," she said. "It could've been so much worse. " Lisa, a pilot and flight instructor, was driving to work Tuesday morning when her Jeep veered sideways while travelling on a bridge over the Red River. The Jeep climbed a ramp of snow piled at the bridge's edge and teetered there for a moment before falling end over end and landing on its roof on the frozen river. Firefighter Dale Kasper, who had been driving... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Klassen's sister recovering, joking with family Feb 8, 2008
She broke her vertebrae and tailbone in the crash. Cindy Klassen told reporters on Thursday that her sister was breathing with help from an intubation machine, but was awake, writing messages to her family and showing encouraging signs. (CTV.ca)
Army's new protective vehicle saved soldier's life in Iraq Feb 2, 2008
He also is suffering pain in his back and tailbone. Surgery on his foot, nose and mouth are scheduled for Monday. (Florida Times-Union)
Who's having this baby, anyway? Jan 25, 2008
First, my wife does not need to hear the story of how your tailbone shattered during labour or how the epidural failed during your caesarean section and you felt everything. And no, we don't need to hear about your 30-hour labour or how hopeless your husband/partner was. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
NBA Essentials: Portland's new batch a winning bunch Jan 15, 2008
a game-time decision due to a sore right knee and sore tailbone, forced a second overtime with a desperation 3-pointer and finished with a career-high 33 points. Ultimately, Portland went down but showed off a sense of stubborn entitlement developed during an NBA season-long 13-game winning streak that figures to serve it well on what will be its longest road trip of the season. (CBS News)
Air force rescues 2 from freighter off B.C. Jan 10, 2008
A 50-year-old male had leg and back injuries and a 40-year-old male had hit his tailbone and was having difficulty moving. The men were evacuated via Cormorant helicopter and then flown, with search technicians, to Vancouver airport where they were transferred to hospital. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Glenn Dorsey feels vindicated for staying in school over NFL Jan 3, 2008
Perhaps he might have contended for that as well if not for the midseason knee injury and a bruised tailbone that slowed him late in the season. "It felt like I won the Heisman," Dorsey said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
New Minimally Invasive Back Surgery Shows Promising Results, Physicians Report Jan 3, 2008
The procedure, called AxiaLIF, involves only a single small incision near the tailbone ... To perform the surgery, a one-inch incision is made at the tailbone. (Science Daily)
Difficult season wears on Falcons backups Dec 28, 2007
" Harrington will serve as Redman's primary backup when the Falcons (3-12) end the season against Seattle (10-5), but that's hardly the role he envisioned when training camp started. Despite winning just 23 of his first 66 starts, Harrington believed Petrino's offense would help turn his career around. Instead, the Falcons lost five of their first six games before Harrington was benched. Leftwich couldn't finish his first start, a 22-16 loss at New Orleans the following week. He needed ankle... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Boys' basketball: Colts don’t horse around in win Dec 19, 2007
His prognosis was not good and reports were of a lower back injury or tailbone injury. Chambersburg pounded the ball inside to open the game and jumped out to a 6-1 lead. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
A-Rod's $275m deal breaks his record Dec 14, 2007
Indiana freshman Eric Gordon is expected to play tomorrow against Western Carolina after sitting out a game with a bruised tailbone. Gordon is the Hoosiers' leading scorer at 24. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Jasper suffers setback in practice Dec 14, 2007
Hoosiers' star freshman has bruised tailbone. Tressel encourages move. (WKRC.com, OH)
Sports Briefs Dec 14, 2007
3 points a game, missed Indiana s 70-51 win over Kentucky last week with a bruised tailbone he suffered in the previous game against Tennessee State. Eric has been good in practice this week. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
One game, one very sad and scary thing Dec 12, 2007
He landed on his tailbone, but the jarring fall caused a whip-lash effect severe enough that he bruised his spinal cord. He was out of basketball for a year-and-a-half. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Man Gets Record For Being Thrown By Car Dec 11, 2007
To see McKnight today, one wouldn't guess that he had once broken his pelvis, shoulder, lower leg and tailbone. He walks without a limp, said he pops only an occasional over-the-counter painkiller and is back to fighting fires and rescuing those in need. (FOX23.com, OK)
Man In Guinness For Being Hit By Car Dec 11, 2007
He suffered two dislocated shoulders plus a broken shoulder, pelvis, leg and tailbone. He spent two weeks in the hospital and 80 days in rehab before returning to work in April 2002. (WTKR.com, VA)
Saints' Bush won't play Dec 9, 2007
It has been somewhat downplayed, but the tailbone injury Leftwich suffered in his last start against Tampa Bay (Nov. 18) has been far more restrictive and painful than has been led on, Leftwich said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Pennsylvania man in Guinness Book of World Records for getting hit and thrown by car Dec 8, 2007
That's because McKnight holds the record for "Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident'' in the book's 2008 edition. The 29-year-old record-holder lived to tell about being thrown 118 feet (36 meters) by a car that hit him while traveling about 70 mph (113 kph). He was struck on Oct. 26, 2001, while trying to help accident victims along Interstate 376 in Monroeville, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh. He suffered two dislocated shoulders plus a broken shoulder, pelvis, leg and... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Stats, notes for all the Week 14 matchups Dec 7, 2007
Falcons: QB Byron Leftwich (tailbone) and FS Antoine Harris (knee) are uncertain. Need to know: Brees is 4-1 with 986 passing yards and a 100. (USA Today -- Sports)
Medic's record was no flight of fancy Dec 7, 2007
To see Mr. McKnight today, one wouldn't guess that he had once broken his pelvis, shoulder, lower leg and tailbone. He walks without a limp, said he pops only an occasional over-the-counter painkiller and is back to fighting fires and rescuing those in need. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
No surprise: No arbitration for Andruw Dec 2, 2007
Sat on a sunflower seed opening day, injuring his coxyx, (tailbone). Sat on Bobby s lap rest of the year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Falcons hope to keep Rams' fans quiet Dec 2, 2007
They could have five replacement starters today, with center Brett Romberg, wide receiver/kick returner Dante Hall and James Hall all nursing ankle injuries, and cornerback Fakhir Brown hurting his tailbone ... " The Falcons are sticking for the time being with Joey Harrington, twice benched, on Sunday, even though Byron Leftwich has returned to practice from a tailbone injury. "We tried to make a change in the middle of the season and liked what Byron did in the first half at New Orleans, then... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bulger Out Sunday Dec 1, 2007
I think hell be able to go, he just has a really sore tailbone and it really tightened up on him yesterday ... (On Browns tailbone injury) During the game it didnt really bother him too much. (GridIronGateway.com)
Slowing Down Dec 1, 2007
It reportedly helps to lengthen the spine, aid digestion and release the tailbone ... When you find release in the tailbone, you begin to heal, she told the seven women and one 10-year-old girl in attendance. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Bulger ruled out after QB fails medical tests Nov 30, 2007
Both Halls and Romberg have ankle injuries and Brown hurt his tailbone ... Brown injured his tailbone in a hard landing against the Seahawks and was unable to get loose enough to practice Thursday. (ESPN -- Football News)
Weiner placed on injured reserve Nov 30, 2007
Since the start of the season, the Falcons have signed eight free agents or practice squad players from other teams to their active roster, including Leftwich, who has suffered ankle and tailbone injuries that cost him a starting job he had and lost twice. Besides the injuries that altered the starting lineup, depth has also been affected, as rookie tight end Martrez Milner, who was a key rotational player and special teams player, was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury Nov.... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Rams' QB Bulger won't play against Falcons Nov 30, 2007
Both Halls and Romberg have ankle injuries and Brown hurt his tailbone. Bulger said Monday he felt much better and expected to play against the Falcons, but backup Gus Frerotte said Wednesday that Bulger looked groggy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Five questions with Danielle Maloney Nov 29, 2007
She landed hard right above her tailbone. While Maloney was lying on the court, a hush came over the gym that was so quiet the only noises heard was the radio commentary of broadcasters John Lagerquist and Lowell Peterson. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
