text: how should i treat a hurt tailbone? this morning i slipped and fell down some stairs, landing on my tailbone.  any advice on how to treat it?  it's very sore! yep, i did something similar years ago.  i saw a doctor who told me to avoid sitting for six months and that is what i did.  i didn't sit at the table for meals, i avoided any car rides of more than fifteen minutes or so, and in general i just didn't sit.  sometimes it was embarrassing, like at conferences when i'd stand instead of sit in the chair, but it did pay off. good luck to  you.