Pain Medicine Symposium 2018 was held by the New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. (NJSIPP and NYSIPP)
This was a great conference, held in Jersey City, New Jersey, with a fantastic view of the New York City skyline.
Patrick Foye MD, at the NYSIPP […]
On Nov. 8, 2018, I was very happy to attend a lecture titled, “Uncovering the Black Box of Chronic Pelvic Pain” at Connect Physical Therapy, in New Jersey.
Thank you to Michelle Dela Rosa, PT, DPT, at Connect Physical Therapy, for hosting a great event and thank you to Dr. Allyson Shrikhande for giving a […]
I have been VERY fortunate to have met many great Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists in recent years.
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy can be very helpful for a variety of conditions in the pelvis.
Here are a few photos…
Coccyx Pain, Tailbone Pain, Webinar by Patrick Foye MD, for Tracy Sher PT/CEO Pelvic Guru, and […]
Someone recently told me online that their treating physician tried to look at the coccyx MRI, to try to find the cause of the person’s coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia). But the physician reportedly said that the MRI images of the coccyx looked “fuzzy,” so they were not able to see very much detail.
What […]
Many people in the United Kingdom (U.K.) ask me for information on Coccyx Pain (Tailbone Pain, Coccydynia).
Here are 3 steps for you to follow if you have coccyx pain in the UK:
#1) Here is a link to the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) information about coccyx pain:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tailbone-pain-coccydynia/
#2) You can read about […]
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 […]
Stigma Against Patients with Coccyx Pain (Tailbone Pain)
Below is a link to my publication titled, “Stigma Against Patients with Coccyx Pain.”
It was published in 2010 in Pain Medicine, which is a medical journal for physicians who specialize in treating pain.
The reason why I wrote this was to inform pain physicians of the […]
Regarding “Bone Scans” for Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain… Someone recently asked me to explain the difference between a DEXA Scan and a Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan. DEXA: A dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, also called a bone density scan, is a common technique used to measure bone density. This test is basically done to […]
Dr. Patrick Foye reviews his thoughts on 30 years since first coming to New Jersey Medical School (NJMS). Dr. Foye arrived at NJMS in ~August-September 1998, starting medical school. At the time, NJMS was part of UMDNJ (the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey). He graduated from medical school 4 years later, receiving […]
In the video below, Patrick Foye, M.D., discusses the 3 years since publishing the book: Tailbone Pain Relief Now! The book is all about: Coccyx Pain, Tailbone Pain, Coccydynia. Here is the Text Transcribed from the video: (The actual Video is down below the text.) This video marks the three-year anniversary since the publication of […]
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