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In the video below, we’ll talk for one minute about causing increased tailbone pain (coccyx pain) while rowing, or using a rowing machine, or being on a kayak or canoe. I’m Dr. Patrick Foye, the Director of the Coccyx Pain Center or Tailbone Pain Center, at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The tailbone is […] The video below will summarize in less than one minute the difference between coccyx pain (tailbone pain) versus sacroiliac joint pain. The biggest thing is that the coccyx is right at the midline versus the sacroiliac joint which is off to either side right or left. Also, the coccyx is significantly lower than the […] 
It is unfortunately VERY common that patients suffering from coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia) end up having the wrong imaging studies done or they end up with a radiology report that fails to even mention the coccyx! There are multiple reasons why this problem happens: The ordering physician: If your doctor ordered […] Coccyx pain (tailbone pain, coccydynia) is usually painful while sitting. But sometimes the pain is even WORSE during the few seconds while you start to stand up. This tailbone pain exacerbation during standing up is an important symptom. This is often seen in patients who have coccyx hypermobility (excessive movement of the coccygeal bones […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] 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. […] 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, […] MANY coccyx pain patients tell me that their Doctors NEVER EVEN EXAMINED (touched / palpated) their coccyx. This happens all the time! It’s BIZARRE! IMAGINE someone treating your thumb without ever examining it. Unthinkable! Clinicians (primary care, pain or musculoskeletal specialists, P.T.’s, etc.) should EVALUATE THE SITE OF PAIN! Patients DESERVE proper […] |
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