Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Patrick M. Foye, M.D.

Interim Chair, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Co-Director, Musculoskeletal Medicine, PM&R
Director, Coccyx Pain Center, PM&R
Associate Professor

Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
foyepm@umdnj.edu

Doctor's Office Center (DOC)
90 Bergen Street Room 3100
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 972-2802
Fax: (973) 972-2825

Clinical Info

Medical Expertise

Musculoskeletal pain, including low back pain and coccyx pain (tailbone pain).

Hospital Affiliation

UMDNJ - University Hospital, Newark
Overlook Hospital, Summit

Insurance Participation

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number ( where applicable ) The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

AmeriGroup	7/1/2010
CHN Solutions	4/5/2000
Devon Health Services/ULLICO	1/17/2002
Horizon BCBS Managed Care	8/14/1998
Horizon NJ Health	1/17/1997
Medicaid
Medicare
MultiPlan	1/1/2013
Oxford Health Plans	11/1/2001
Prime Health Services, Inc.	3/15/2011
Procura, Inc.	3/14/1997
Qual Care HMO	5/16/1997
Qual Care PPO	5/16/1997
Three Rivers Provider Network	8/1/2009
US Family Health Plan	1/1/2002
United Health Care Corp	7/1/2005
United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)	3/26/1998

Last Updated:

Biography

Education

M.D., 1992, UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Physical Medicine an
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Pain Management ( Ph

Publications

Relevant Publications:

Dr. Foye publishes research on Tailbone Pain. This is so that physicians and patients worldwide can learn how best to evaluate and treat patients who have tailbone pain. Doctors, researchers and patients can learn from each other by reading reports published within formal medical journals. Below are summaries of a couple of recent articles by Dr. Foye on tailbone pain (coccyx pain). Some of the more recent articles by Dr. Foye on coccydynia are currently In-Press (which means that they have been accepted for publication, and will be officially published soon).

Successful injection for coccyx pain. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2006 Sep;85(9):783-4. This is an article that Dr. Foye published in 2006. The article describes a special injection where the physician performs a nerve block at the ganglion Impar. This is very different than a typical coccyx injection that many physicians attempt in their offices. This is not a steroid injection. It is a special type of nerve block. This injection requires fluoroscopy for accurate placement of the injection. (If your doctor gave you a local injection at your tailbone, without using a fluoroscopy machine to guide the injection to the exact location, it is very unlikely that you received a ganglion Impar nerve block.) This article documents that a single injection (when properly performed) can sometimes provide a patient with 100% permanent relief of tailbone pain (coccyx pain).

Coccydynia Successfully Treated with Ganglion Impar Blocks: A Case Series. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2005;84(3):218. This is something that Dr. Foye published in 2005. It was a case series looking at a number of patients who came to see him for tailbone pain (coccyx pain, coccydynia). This particular group of patients was treated with ganglion Impar nerve blocks. All patients reported significant relief from receiving the injections. The percentage relief from any single injection ranged from 20% relief to 75% relief.

Coccyx pain, chapter on eMedicine (including causes, tests, treatments and relief for tailbone pain). This is a chapter (essentially a review article) all about coccyx pain. It is published online at eMedicine. eMedicine is known as probably the world's largest online source of free, peer-reviewed medical information for physicians of all medical specialties. eMedicine had Dr. Foye personally write this review article, based upon his expertise in the area of treating coccyx pain. This was published online in 2007. Although this article is intended primarily for physicians, many patients will also find helpful information there. Also, patients who are not close enough to personally see Dr. Foye in his office may find it helpful to print out a copy of the article and give it to their treating physician.

For a partial list of publications by Dr. Foye, you can go to: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&term=%28Foye+PM%5bAuth%5d ....................................................................................................................................... ............................... ....................................................................................................................................... ............................... For further information on Tailbone Pain (Coccyx Pain), please go to: www.TailboneDoctor.com

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