Scientific Program


4.07.2026

Time Main Hall
08:00-08:45 Registration
08:45-09:00 Opening Ceremony
Ümit Şehirli - Dean, Marmara University Medical School
Hakan Gündüz - Co-chair
Elif Gürkan - Co-chair
Jean-Yves Maigne - Co-chair
Levon Doursounian - Co-chair
09:00-09:45 Special Lecture
Basic Knowledge in Coccydynia
Moderator:
Elif Gürkan
The Modern Approach to Coccydynia
Jean-Yves Maigne
09:45-10:30 Session 1 - Anatomy of the Coccyx
Moderator:
Hakan Gündüz
09:45-10:00 Coccyx Anatomy and Its Importance for Diagnosing and Treating Tailbone Pain
Patrick Foye
10:00-10:15 The Coccyx Incidence. A Forgotten but Useful Angle
Jean-Yves Maigne
10:15-10:30 Differential Diagnosis of Coccygodynia: A Practical Clinical Approach
İpek Edipoğlu
  Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 Session 2 - Conservative and Interventional Therapy
Injections and Alternative Techniques
Moderators:
Jean-Yves Maigne, Belgin Erhan
11:00-11:15 Diagnosis Coccygodynia: From Diagnosis to Therapy: Current Evidence and Clinical Approaches
Reinhard Thoma
11:15-11:30 The Role of Pelvic and Spinal Alignment in the Development of Coccygeal Pain
Aslınur Ercişli
11:30-11:45 Conservative Approach Overview About Different Injections Techniques and Results
Rainer Günter Knobloch
11:45-12:00 Discussion
12:00-12:15 Minimally Invasive Injections for Coccyx Pain: Steroids, Ganglion Impar and Beyond
Patrick Foye
12:15-12:30 Results of CT Guided Injections
Elif Gürkan
12:30-12:45 Interventional Procedures and Results in Our Patients With Coccygodynia
Hakan Gündüz, Savaş Şencan
12:45-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Session 3- Coccydynia and Spondyloarthritis
Moderator:
Tuncay Duruöz
14:00-14:15 Coccydynia in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Reflection of Enthesitis?
Rana Terlemez
14:15-14:30 Coccydynia in Patients with Spondyloarthritis: Always Rigid Coccyges
Jean-Yves Maigne
14:30-14:45 Predictive Factors Affecting Treatment Success in Ganglion Impar Block Applied in Chronic Coccygodynia
Ender Sir
14:45-15:00 Discussion
15:00-16:00 Session 4- Physiotherapy for Coccydynia
Moderator:
Sytske Lohof-Venema
15:00-15:15 Hypomobility as the Most Important Cause of Coccydynia and Coccygeal Instability? The Effects of Manual Mobilizations
Roel Wilbers
15:15-15:30 Rectal and/or Vaginal Therapeutic Mobilization of the Coccyx. Comparative Study on 30 Patients
Elif Gürkan
15:30-15:45 Physical Conservative Treatment of Coccydynia
Sytske Lohof-Venema
15:45-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Session 5- Public and Medical Beliefs in Coccydynia
Moderator:
Banu Kuran
16:30-16:45 Do we Utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for our Patients with Coccydynia?
Sibel Demir Deviren
16:30-16:45 Public and Professional Attitudes to Coccydynia
Jon Miles
16:45-17:00 Public Education for People with Coccydynia: Transforming Tailbone Pain into Empowerment
Patrick Foye
17:15-17:30 Discussion

5.07.2026

Time Main Hall
09:00-11:00 Session 6-Surgical Technique
Moderators:
Levon Doursounian, Yahya Güvenç
09:00-09:15 A History of Coccygectomy
Levon Doursounian
09:15-09:30 Coccygectomy in the Surgical Treatment of Traumatic Coccygodynia
Çağatay Öztürk
09:30-09:45 Impar Ganglion Thermocoagulation During Surgical Coccygectomy: Technique and Complications
Frederic Jacquot
09:45-10:00 Discussion
10:00-10:15 Coccygectomy - Pearls and Pitfalls
Ralph Schernberger
10:15-10:30 The Tailbone Paradox: Why a 'Double-Team' Strike may be the Only Answer for the Forgotten Bone - Two Worlds, One Goal: A Coloproctological & Microneurosurgical Symphony for Refractory Coccydynia
Massimo Mongardini
10:30-10:45 Algometra®: A Digital Tool for the Assessment and Follow-up of Coccydynia after Injection or Coccygectomy
Marc Leveque
10:45-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:45 Session 7- Indications for Surgery
Moderator:
Rainer Günter Knobloch
11:30-11:45 Implementation of a Tailbone Screening Tool
Achim Benditz
11:45-12:00 Traumatic Coccydynia Patients Benefits from Coccygectomy more than Patients Undergoing Coccygectomy for Non-traumatic Causes
Mehmet Elmadağ
12:00-12:15 Surgery for Refractory Coccygodynia - Myths and Reality
Rainer Günter Knobloch
12:15-12:30 Coccygectomy Clinic – A Model of Team Approach for Surgical Indication
Levon Doursounian, Jean-Yves Maigne
12:30-12:45 Discussion
12:45-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15 Interpretation and Reading of Dynamic Radiographs
Jean Yves Maigne

Free for Symposium Attendees / Sempozyum Katılımcılarına Ücretsizdir

Workshops

Time Main Hall Interventional Pain Clinic, Marmara University Asaf Ataseven Hospital Anatomy Cadaver Lab, Marmara University School of Medicine
13:30-14:15 Interpretation and Reading of Dynamic Radiographs
Jean Yves Maigne

Free for Symposium Attendees / Sempozyum Katılımcılarına Ücretsizdir

   
14:30-16:00 Manual Treatment Modalities for Coccydynia: Simulation-Based Training in Rectal and Vaginal Approaches
Elif Gürkan
Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guided Injections for Coccygodynia
Hakan Gündüz, Jean Yves Maigne, Savaş Şencan, Serdar Kokar

*This course is only avaliable for pain medicine specialists and fellows.
Dissection of the Coccyx and Related Structures
Abdul Veli İsmailoğlu, Ümit Şehirli, Levon Doursounian
16:00-16:30  

*Symposium registration is required to attend the workshops.

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