List of doctors and specialists in Australia
Doctors and specialists are listed here for one of three reasons: they were recommended by a coccyx pain patient; they are the authors of a relevant medical paper; or they suggested their own listing. The reason for listing each one is given. If you would like to recommend a doctor or specialist, please let me know.
Sabine Leppanen has created a website about coccygectomy (not other treatments). It includes information about surgeons and the success or failure of individual operations.
If there is no suitable specialist listed who is near to you, you could try to find one by writing to specialists near you.
- Dr Victor Wilk, muscloskeletal physician. 441 Bay St, Brighton, (Vic) 3186. Tel +61 3 9596 7211. Doctor who treats coccyx pain, often working with Adrian Good (see below), combining manual therapy, stretching exercises and injections. Email: vwilk@brightonspinal.com.au. See www.brightonspinal.com.au.
- Scott Hewett, a physiotherapist at Highgate Hill and at Sumner Park in Brisbane. Telephone (07) 3279 3871 and email is shphysio@tpg.com.au. Recommended by a doctor as someone who has helped many patients. See Su's story.
- Breck McKay, Victoria Point, Brisbane. His contact number is (07) 32077855. Recommended by another doctor.
- John Moody, Physiotherapist - Glenmore Park Sydney NSW. See Belinda's story.
- Peter Ray, Osteopath - Regentville Sydney NSW (near Penrith). See Belinda's story.
- Rodney Mason, chiropractor, 50 Wilson Tce, Glenelg East, South Australia, 5045, 08 8379 6193. Recommended by a patient.
- Adrian Good, an osteopath and physiotherapist in Melbourne. Email: agood@brightonspinal.com.au. See Muscle spasm or tightness
- Dr Rod Thompson from Bunbury West Australia [coccygectomy]. Recommended by a patient.
- Dr Gregory Day, Brisbane [coccygectomy]. Recommended by a patient, but someone else wrote in with reservations about Dr Day's attitude to patients.
Note: A number of Australian doctors have been trained by Dr Stefan Blomberg in a technique called "parasacral coccygeal injection", which utilises rectal examination to identify internal tender spots, then injection of local anaesthetic and steroid into the tender spots along the lateral borders of the lower sacrum, coccyx and pelvic ligaments, followed by stretching of the parasacral coccygeal muscles. These doctors can be found on the www.musmed.com website - click on "Doctors Directory" Each doctors qualifications are listed, including "Blomberg".