PRP Platelet Rich Plasma or Prolotherapy for Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain

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PRP is platelet rich plasma. PRP is a substance from a person’s own blood. PRP is injected to help with certain pain conditions. PRP and prolotherapy are sometimes considered part of “regenerative medicine.”

PRP and prolotherapy injections are mostly used in instances where someone has a condition like a tendon tear or a ligament […]

Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD

It was great to once again see Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD, at the Pain Symposium held by the New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. (NJSIPP and NYSIPP)

“Pain Medicine Symposium 2018” was held in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, in November 2018.

Dr. Plancarte has […]

How Soon After a Coccygectomy Can You Have a Steroid Injection?

Someone recently asked me:

How Soon After a Coccygectomy can you have a Steroid Injection? The answer is: “it depends.” Most patients tolerate corticosteroid (steroid) injections very well. These injections can be very helpful for a wide variety of painful musculoskeletal conditions. But it is important to recognize that there are some people who are […]

How often to Repeat Injections for Coccyx Pain, Tailbone Pain, Coccydynia

Many patients with coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia) get excellent relief and improved quality of life via various types of coccyx injections. Prior to injections, it is important that the patient undergo a thoughtful, careful evaluation regarding the actual source of their pain. Having an accurate diagnosis is important so that the physician can […]

Does local anesthetic relief predict response to coccygectomy?

I’d like to clarify… absolutely I do say that it is important to notice how much relief there is during the 1st hour or so after a local anesthetic injection. If a local anesthetic injection at the coccyx is done under image guidance (such as fluoroscopy, thus confirming accurate/appropriate placement of the injection) and […]

Viscosupplementation Injections (Hyaluronic Acid Injections) for Coccyx Pain, Tailbone Pain

Can viscosupplementation injections help relieve coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain)? Viscosupplementation injections (hyaluronic acid injections) in the United States are currently only FDA-approved for osteoarthritis of the knee. However, we certainly know that many patients have osteoarthritis (also called degenerative joint disease) at other joints, including at the coccyx. So, theoretically, doing these types of […]

Ganglion Impar Chapter Published in Paris Coccyx Book

The electronic book is now published containing all of the papers written by those who lectured at The First International Symposium on Coccyx Disorders, which was in Paris in 2016.

The book is available for purchase in e-book format only. (Currently it can be purchased and read on an iPad or on an android tablet. […]

Why Do Some Coccyx Injections Not Help for Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain

There are multiple reasons why some coccyx injections do not help to relieve coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia). The physician doing the injection did not start by accurately diagnosing cause of the tailbone pain. If the doctor has not tried to figure out exactly what is causing the pain, how would he/she understand the proper […]

Ganglion Impar Injections: Dr. Foye's chapter in new medical textbook

Ganglion Impar Injections Ganglion Impar injections can be helpful in treating coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain) and other pelvic pain syndromes. The “ganglion Impar” is also called the “ganglion of Walther” or “Walther’s ganglion”. Ganglion Impar injections include ganglion Impar blocks (ganglion Impar nerve blocks, using local anesthetics) and ganglion Impar nerve ablation (destruction). The […]

Second Dose, Repeat Coccyx Injection for Tailbone Pain

Tailbone Injections and Repeat Injections are Common and Reasonable for Coccyx Pain There are multiple different types of tailbone injections that are done in the treatment of coccyx pain. Common examples include: local coccyx steroid injection, ganglion Impar sympathetic nerve block with local anesthetic, nerve ablation at the coccyx to deaden/kill the nerve fibers that […]

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