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Aurora Internal Medicine
Teresa Lee is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. Her top areas of expertise are Coccydynia, High Cholesterol, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.
Summit Orthopedics
Steven Stulc is an Orthopedics provider in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Dr. Stulc is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Cervical Spondylosis, Spinal Stenosis, and Coccydynia.
Summit Orthopedics
Trevor Wahlquist, M.D., is a spine surgeon at Summit Orthopedics, serving Minneapolis/St. Paul patients. He completed a spine surgery fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. “I love the spectrum of patients I treat, the complexity of spine conditions, and the variety of surgical procedures,” he explains. “Spine diagnosis involves a unique approach to looking at every single problem. You have to rule out so many different possibilities. Whenever a patient reports radiating pain through the groin or leg, they’ve given me 25 different diagnoses to start to think about. Now I get to start asking questions. That sort of puzzle-solving is incredibly engaging.”. Dr. Wahlquist is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coccydynia. His top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
Summary: Coccygodynia is a condition that causes pain in the tailbone (coccyx) area. While it can develop after trauma, such as a fall or fracture, in some cases, no clear cause is identified. Patients who do not experience relief from standard treatments like pain medications, physical therapy, and posture adjustments may be referred to specialized pain management clinics for further treatment options. Se...
Summary: Interventions targeting the perforating cutaneous nerve are relatively new to the literature, with a safe side-effect profile but lacking high-quality studies. Their effectiveness remains at the level of case presentations. According to the hypothesis expressed in these publications, coccydynia might be an overlooked cause due to the compression of the perforating cutaneous nerve where it pierces ...