How a STRAIGHT Coccyx Causes Coccyx Pain, Tailbone Pain, Coccydynia

(Scroll down for Dr. Foye’s VIDEO on this topic. Here is the typed transcript from the video.)

This is a short explanation about how a straight coccyx can be a cause of coccyx pain.

I’m Dr. Patrick Foye. I’m an M.D. (or medical doctor) and Director of the Coccyx Pain Center here in the […]

Tailbone Pain while sitting on COUCHES. Coccyx Pain when you Sit on a COUCH or Sofa

Sitting on a COUCHES can cause or worsen coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia). For many people with tailbone pain, sitting on a hard chair may be more comfortable than sitting on a soft COUCH or sofa.

Hundreds of patients with tailbone pain have told me how much they hate sitting on couches. Below, […]

Facebook Live for Tailbone Pain Awareness Day, November 15, 2021

Get live answers to your questions about coccyx pain. In honor of “Tailbone Pain Awareness Day” 2021. When: Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at 7:00 PM, eastern time. Questions answered by Patrick Foye, M.D., Director of the Tailbone Pain Center, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. To Join: On Facebook, go to Tailbone Pain Center. Link: […]

Free Book on Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain, Coccydynia

This eBook on Tailbone Pain is Free on Amazon worldwide a few times per year.

“Tailbone Pain Relief Now! Causes and Treatments for Your Sore or Injured Coccyx” by Patrick M. Foye, M.D., Director of the Coccyx Pain Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Learn all about how to find answers and […]

Ass Armor Shorts for Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain, Coccydynia

I have thousands of patients with coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia). Some of them had their tailbone pain caused by, or worsened by, activities such as snow-boarding, skate-boarding, skiing, etc.

Some people with tailbone pain want to continue doing activities like snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.

Some of them tell me that they like […]

Free Book on Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain, Coccydynia, June 1, 2021

This eBook on Tailbone Pain is Free on Amazon worldwide: June 1, 2021, Pacific Time.

“Tailbone Pain Relief Now! Causes and Treatments for Your Sore or Injured Coccyx” by Patrick M. Foye, M.D., Director of the Coccyx Pain Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Learn all about how to find answers and relief […]

Coccyx WEDGE CUSHIONS are usually better than doughnut cushions for Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain, Coccydynia.

Donut Cushions have the hole in the center.

Wedge cushions have the hole or cut-out at the edge. It is usually a wedge-shaped cut-out (like a small, triangle-shaped slice removed from a a square pie).

The goal is for the painful tailbone to ‘hover’ over the cut-out, so that you are not putting as […]

Coccyx CANCER as a Deadly Cause of Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain, Coccydynia

I have thousands of tailbone pain patients…

LESS THAN 1% HAVE CANCER as the cause.

BUT… it is important to SCREEN for cancer since CHORDOMA tends to occur at the sacrum/coccyx and unfortunately is often FATAL within a few years of diagnosis.

MRI needs to be ordered properly and done properly to assess for […]

Coccyx PSEUDO-SPUR: Tailbone Extension Causing Tailbone Pain, Coccyx Pain, Coccydynia

There are many causes of coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia). This article will focus on coccyx pain being caused by the lower coccyx being in extension, which is called a pseudo-spur.

NORMAL COCCYX POSITION = FLEXION:

Normally, the coccyx position has a mild, gradual forward flexion. This means that the coccyx is flexed forward. […]

Reasons Why Doctors can NOT just “Shave Down” a Coccyx Bone Spur

What is a bone spur? A bone spur is thickening of the bone. Just like you can get a callous on your hands or feet from thickening of the skin, you can also get thickening of bone in certain places in your body. When the bony thickening is focal and makes a pointy projection, […]