Tailbone Pain: What We’ve Been Getting Wrong with Dr. Patrick Foye

About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Patrick Foye discusses the misconceptions surrounding tailbone pain and how clinicians can improve diagnosis and treatment.

Tailbone pain is one of the most misunderstood — and underdiagnosed — conditions we see. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Patrick Foye, one of the leading experts in coccyx pain, to break down what clinicians are missing and how we can do better. We cover: Why tailbone pain is rarely a fracture (and what it usually is instead)The concept of dynamic instability — and why it’s often missed How to think about imaging (and why sit-to-stand X-rays matter) Red flags you actuall...

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicole Cozean, Jesse Cozean

Guest: Dr. Patrick Foye

Topics covered

• tailbone pain
• coccyx pain
• dynamic instability
• imaging
• red flags

Keywords

• tailbone pain
• coccyx
• dynamic instability
• imaging
• red flags

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