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.
If there is no suitable specialist listed who is near to you, you could try to find one by writing to specialists near you.
| County | Treatment | Name and contact details |
| Avon | injections, coccygectomy | John Hardy, Consultant Specialist in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. Sport and Orthopaedic Clinic, Spire Hospital Bristol, 3 Redland Road, Bristol, Avon, BS6 6UT. Tel 0117 3171793, Fax: 0117 973 8678. www.johnhardy.co.uk/. Surgeon trained by Chris Wray (see West Yorkshire). Also practices in London - see London entries. |
| Berkshire | coccygectomy | Mr Mark Bloomfield, orthopedic surgeon working near Windsor, Staines and Chertsey, Berkshire. Email: m.bloomfield@1webhost.co.uk. See his comments about treatment of coccydynia. |
| Cheshire | manual treatment | See Lancashire, Dr Scott Middleton. |
| Devon | coccygectomy | Mr Daniel Chan, orthopaedic surgeon, MBBCh, FRCS. Royal Devon & Exeter hospital. See Anonymous's story |
| Devon | manual treatment | Dr Michael J Elliott, Shiphay Chiropractic Clinic, 55 Cadewell Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7ER, UK. Email: DrElliott@painbusters.co.uk. See his comments about treatment of coccydynia. |
| Down, Northern Ireland | treatment of pilonidal cyst | Gidwani AL, Murugan K, Nasir A, Brown R. Department of Surgery, Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry BT35 8DR, Northern Ireland, UK. Email: gidwanianand@hotmail.com. Authors of a paper on the treatment of pilonidal cyst. |
| Durham | coccygectomy | Mr Bhattia, a member of Mr Krishna's team at the Spinal Unit, University Hospital of North Tees, Hardwick Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8PE. UK. Email: kspine@gmail.com. Tel- 01642 624193, Fax- 01642 624814. See www.spinalunit.org and Michelle's story. |
| Edinburgh | coccygectomy | John G Burke. Consultant Orthopaedic (Spinal) Surgeon. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Little France, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4SU. Recommended by a patient. |
| Essex | coccygectomy | Professor Dowell, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET. Tel: 0844 822 0002, Fax: 01245 514 675. See Broomfield Hospital. See Lisa's story |
| Hertfordshire | coccygectomy | Mr P Dyson, surgeon, St Albans, Hertfordshire (NHS). Also does private treatment, including in London - telephone 01525 875388. See John Lang's story, also recommended by another patient. |
| Lancashire | manual treatment | Dr John Parsons, DC BSc (Chiro). 106, Hough Lane, Leyland (near Preston) Lancashire, PR25 2YB, 01772 431133. Email john@parsons-chiro.co.uk. Suggested his own listing. |
| Lancashire, Cheshire | manual treatment | Dr Scott Middleton, Salford Chiropractic Clinic, Sorrel Bank House, 23 Bolton Road, Salford M6 7HL, Tel: 0161 736 9855, Fax: 0161 925 0300, and Wilmslow Chiropractic Clinic, 15 Lindow Parade, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5JL, Tel 01625 531164, Fax: 01625 549616 [see Dr Middleton's description of his experience]. Recommended by an anonymous patient, and see John Lang's story. |
| London | manual treatment | Dr Michael Durtnall [chiropractor], Chairman: Sayer Clinics, London, www.sayerclinics.com, email mail@sayerclinics.com. Tel: 0207 937 8978. See his account of his experience in treating this condition, and the personal experiences of Helen Buckthorp, Anonymous, Lee, Becky, Mel, Monica, Kim (1), Kim (2), Chris, Pauline, Adam Pymble, Debbie Dale, Vijay, Alan, Amanda, Nicole, Katy, Maureen, Justin, Mary, Duncan, Lorette, Caroline, John McCarthy, Bethan, Caroline, Margaret, Sue, Eileen, Hunter, Laila, David, Galina, Edel, Virginia, Clare, Anonymous, Awais, Kerry, Generale, Generale's story in Italian, Lee, Anonymous, Krissi, Sam, Emma. |
| London | manual treatment | Caragh Pittam, female chiropractor, Chiswick and Hammersmith Clinic, 3 Pleydell Avenue, Stamford Brook, London W6 0XX. Tel 0208 741 3556. Also Ealing Clinic, 63 The Grove, Ealing Broadway, London W5 5LL. Tel 0208 566 2223. Also Harley Street Clinic, 126 Harley Street, London W1G 7JS. Tel 0208 810 1715.. See www.chiswickchiropracticclinic.co.uk. Email: info@chiswickchiropracticclinic.co.uk. Recommended by a patient, and see Yasmin's story |
| London | manual treatment | Dr. Robert Griffiths, Registered Chiropractor. Practices at Sayer East London Clinic. www.sayerclinics.com, email mail@sayerclinics.com Tel: (020) 7375 2828. See John's experience, Janine Hoggins's experience, Andrea's experience, Hilary's experience, Kathy's experience, Anonymous's experience, Aidan's experience, Peter's experience, Jana's experience, Emma's experience. |
| London | manual treatment | Darren Chandler, Bow Osteopathy & Sports Injury Clinic, 420 Roman Road, Bow, London, E3 5LU. Tel: 07983 588 427, www.thechandlerclinic.com, Email info@thechandlerclinic.com See Amanda's story. |
| London | coccygectomy | Mr Alagappan Sivaraman, Consultant surgeon. Tel: 020 7377 7197, Fax: 020 7377 7302. Barts and The London Orthopaedic Centre. See Royal Coccyx and Vivienne's story. |
| London | neuropathic pain treatment | Dr S Kothari. Pain Management Centre, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. Email: sandeshakothari@hotmail.com. Author of paper on treatment of coccydynia. |
| London | injections, coccygectomy | John Hardy, Consultant Specialist in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. Sport and Orthopaedic Clinic, Cromwell Hospital, Cromwell Road, London. SW5 0TU. Tel 0117 3171793, Fax:0207 460 5555. www.johnhardy.co.uk/. Surgeon trained by Chris Wray (see West Yorkshire). Also practices in Bristol - see Avon entries. |
| London | pain management, nerve block | Dr Andrew Baranowski, The Pain Management Centre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square WC1N 3BG. Recommended by a patient. |
| London | coccygectomy | Mr Stewart Tucker, orthopedic surgeon. Private consultations at The Wellington Hospital, Wellington Place, London, NW8 9LE, telephone 020 7483 5500. Also under NHS at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP. Telephone 020 8954 2300. See Louise's story. |
| London | coccygectomy | See Hertfordshire, Mr P Dyson |
| London | manual treatment | Dr Watkin, 30 A Wimpole St, London, W1M 7AE, 0207 486 8684 [orthopedic doctor]. Recommended by a patient. |
| London | manual treatment | Mr Sandler, a tutor at the British School of Osteopathy, practice address: Chingford Osteopaths, 64 Station Road, Chingford, London E4. Telephone 0208 529 0815. Also at the Portland Hospital, 214 Great Portland Street, London W1. Telephone 07659 59 3509. Email : s.sandler@blueyonder.co.uk. Recommended by an anonymous patient, and see Susie's experience, Jean's experience. |
| London | manual treatment | Mr Bruce Dyson, Chingford Osteopaths, 26A Station Road, Chingford, London. Telephone 020 8350 0815 [osteopath] (suggested his own listing). |
| Merseyside | coccygectomy | Mr M P Manning, who has a private practice at Fairfield Hospital, St Helens and also at St Helens and Whiston Hospital, Merseyside. [coccygectomy]. Recommended by a patient. |
| Middlesex | ganglion impar block | Dr David Connell: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK. Author of a paper on treatment of coccydynia. |
| North Yorkshire | coccygectomy | Mr Charles McLaren, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 8HE. See Michelle's experience. |
| Oxfordshire | injections, coccygectomy | Dr J Wilson-MacDonald, St Luke's Hospital, Latimer Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7PF, UK. Telephone 01865 228886, Fax 01865 744455 [corticosteroids, coccygectomy] See Jon Miles's experience, Kathy's experience. |
| Shropshire | coccygectomy | Balain B, Eisenstein SM, Alo GO, Darby AJ, Cassar-Pullicino VN, Roberts SE, Jaffray DC. Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, United Kingdom. Authors of paper on coccydynia and see Sue's story, |
| South Ayrshire | manual treatment | Dr Jan de Vries. Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. See www.jandevrieshealth.co.uk and Alan Palmer's story, Anonymous's story, Cathie's story |
| South Yorkshire | coccygectomy | Mr S H Ali, orthopedic surgeon at Rotherham General Hospital, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. See Paulina's story. |
| Suffolk | manual treatment | Jonathan Kettle, Bury Osteopaths, Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk (UK). See Marianne's story. |
| Suffolk | coccygectomy | Mr David Sharp, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, The Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD. See www.spinalteam.com/team_sharpcv.cfm and Mark W's story. Also recommended by another patient. |
| Surrey | coccygectomy | Dr G Howell, surgeon who works at Mayday NHS hospital, Croydon and Shirley Oaks private hospital, Croydon. See Amy's story. |
| Renfrewshire | coccygectomy | Mr Cartlidge, Alexandria Hospital, Paisley. See Mary's story. |
| West Midlands | coccygectomy | Mr Spillsbury, Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2AP. Tel- 0121 685 4000. See Kim's story. |
| Warwickshire | manual treatment | Dr Richard S Walker, Consultant in Pain Management and Medical Osteopath, Coventry, Warwickshire. See PainClinic.org.uk and painclinic.org.uk/jointpain-coccyx.htm. See Jemma's story. |
| West Yorkshire | injections, coccygectomy | C. C. Wray, Department of Orthopaedics, Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6TD, UK. See Maggie's story and Coccydynia. Aetiology and treatment. |
Some people in the UK have crossed the English channel to see the world expert in this condition in Paris, Dr Maigne, and reported successful treatment. Jean-Yves Maigne, 101 avenue de Villiers, 75017 Paris. Phone : ++33 1 40 54 93 25. Fax : ++ 33 1 42 34 82 23, Email: jy.maigne@htd.ap-hop-paris.fr. (Author of papers in Medical Abstracts section. Dr Maigne does not carry out surgery himself, but carries out tests and non-surgical treatments, passing patients on to a skilled surgeon where appropriate.)