The Tailbone Podcast : Expert talks

Jeroen has been suffering from tailbone pain for over four years and gained a lot of knowledge during his journey of treatments and approaches. In my view he knows more than most doctors and therapists about the topic. He also tried almost all medical and therapeutic options, with as most recent one the spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and here we will dive into deeply in this episode.He will share his journey in finding treatment and what he encountered in the medical and therapeutic world, and the decisions he made along the way. He also talks about what he experienced as a patient suffering from severe problems and how he managed his pain and problems to a level that doesn't interfere with his desired daily life activities. And this was quite a challenge because after the hundreds of patients I saw as a therapist (often the worst cases), Jeroen is most probably the patient that had the most severe problems that I have encountered so far. The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link. Here you can find more info about him and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

yThe guest in this episode is Dr. Elif Gürkan. She is an experienced Turkish physician that worked in several different countries. She runs her own clinic in Istanbul now and a true specialist on tailbone pain. Next to having experienced tailbone pain herself, she was one of the pioneers on this topic in her country. She treats tailbone patients for over 25 years now and saw over 3000 patients. In this episode she shares her knowledge, experience and wisdom with us about tailbone pain. We will go into where tailbone pain comes from, what is the underlying mechanism and her experiences treating it through manual mobilisations and injections. Elif also is one of the organisers of the upcoming 5th International Symposium on Coccyx Disorders in Turkey, where she will be presenting about manual therapeutic techniques and teach a workshop. The webpage linked to this episode you can find through this link. Here you can find more info about her and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

Our guest in this episode is Marjolein.Marjolein talks about her path as a patient suffering from tailbone pain and being in a lot of pain and with a lot of restrictions for many years, and where the path of finding adequate treatment led to strong desperation and even suicidal thoughts. Her tailbone problems made her inable to sit and work and in the end had serious implications for her career, sports and social life. In her search for help she often was left with nothing more then: 'we unfortunately cannot help you anymore'. In this episode you will get the expert view from the patients perspective. I think that a lot of people suffering from tailbone problems can relate to her story and can find recognition and comfort in her experiences.The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-marjolein. Here you can find more info about her and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

The guest in this episode is Roel Wilbers.   You have probably heard me as the host of this podcast and in this episode I will dive deeper into the things I learned through the years. I am a physiotherapist and specialised in tailbone pain for the last ten years. I am inolved in doing scientific research and will be a speaker at the upcoming World Congres of Coccyx Pain. On my website tailbonetherapist.com and Instagram under destuittherapeut,  I share a lot of info about tailbone pain, and mainly I treat a lot of people with these problems and they come and see me for that from all over the country. We will take a dive into the science and how tailbone pain is approached in the medical world and literature, and what effect this has on the treatment options patients are presented with. Also I will introduce you to another expert on the treatment of tailbone pain: Michael Durtnall, and share his research and treatment findings with you. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-roel/. Here you can find more info about me and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

The guest in this episode is Sary van der Hasselt.   Sary has a masters degree in osteopathy and she is specialised in pelvic and tailbone pain. She is a last resort for a lot of patients and treats from expansive theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience. She has a very wide approach as an osteopath, from where she not only looks at the mechanical aspect like the joints and muscles, she also examines and treats the neurlogical, vascular, viceral and fascia components of problems. In this episode she will explain how she works and what components she sees that are connected to tailbone problems. And shares a great exercise with us in this episode.The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/the-tailbone-podcast-sary/. Here you can find more info about her and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

The guest in this episode is Marianne Bleijenberg.   Marianne has a masters degree in pelvic physiotherapy and her working days are fully focused on patients with pelvic problems and tailbone pain. She is very experienced and approaches tailbone pain from a very wide approach.The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-marianne/. Here you can find more info about her and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

Our guest this episode is Sabine.Sabine is an expert of experience. She has been suffering tailbone pain for 17 years now after having a car accicent. Today she shares her story in search for help in the medical and therapeutic world and of the variety of doctors and therapists she visited over the years. She will tell you about the restrictions tailbone pain can have on your daily life and what she learned about the problem and how to find help. The patient perspective will bring you a different view on the problems and things probably all patients can relate to.The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-sabine. Here you can find more info about her and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

Our guest this episode is Jon Miles.Jon is from the UK and a researcher on the topic of tailbone pain. He is worldwide a very well known person in the tailbone world, knows a lot about the literature and also unfortunately understands how it is to suffer from coccyx pain because he did so himself for many years. He underwent almost all the therapies out there and finally had it surgically removed in 1999.We are going to learn about his personal story as a patient, but also about his interest in the topic which led to the website coocyx.org, the probably biggest online plaform for tailbone pain worldwide and where he shares a lot of information, also by specialists, links to scientific research, patient reviews and how to find specialists that treat tailbone pain worldwide. Next to that we will cover the research he has done himself and presented at the first and second edition of the International Symposium on Coccyx Pain. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-jon. Here you can find more info about him and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

The guest in this episode is Dorien van Mulligen.  Dorien is a physiotherapist, a Cesar exercise therapist and has a masters degree in pelvic physiotherapy. Her working days are fully focused on patients with pelvic girdle pain and pelvic floor muscle complaints such as urination, defecation, sexual problems. More than half these have tailbone pain. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-dorien. Here you can find more info about her and this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

The guest in this episode is Cecile Röst. Cecile is a Dutch physio and manual therapist that is specialised in pelvis and tailbone problems. She treated and still treats a lot of patients with tailbone pain, did research on the subject and teaches courses to physiotherapists about the treatment of tailbone pain through her institute. If you are curious about what she has to say about the subject, just press play. The webpage linked to this episode is destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-cecile. Here you can find where you can reach Cecile and a video with the exercises we talked about in this episode. For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected]. 

In this first episode, that aired on tailbone awareness day 2025, you will all about this podcast, why it started and what it will bring you. It is also an introduction into the world of tailbone problems. Some myths and often heard ideas about this will be debunked and you will already get some practical info and tips.More info about this episode you can find at: https://destuittherapeut.nl/podcast-welcome/For more info about tailbone problems and the other episodes, you can find me at tailbonetherapist.com. If you have any questions about anything in and outside of this episode, comments or requests, please let me know by sending me an email though the website or at [email protected].