Talk:Coccydynia

Suggested template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery) is
Name
Definition
Synonyms
Incidence
Pathogenesis
Pathology
Stages
Classification
Natural History/Untreated Prognosis
Clinical Features
Investigation
Non-Operative Treatment
Risks of Non-Operative Treatment
Prognosis following Non-Operative Treatment
Operative Treatment (Note that each operations should have its own wiki entry)
Risks of Operative Treatment
Prognosis Post Operation
Complications
Management
Prevention
History
--Mylesclough 05:30, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

OK, above is noted. I certainly agree that this article needs work. I also agree that adding some sort of structure will be necessary. I have started to try shaping the current wikipedia entry into the format above. But now that I look more closely at the proposed format, it seems to weigh much too heavily on surgery. While such a strong surgical focus might make sense for other conditions, my understanding is that coccydynia is mainly a "pain management" condition, rather than a surgical one. (Rarely needs surgery, from what I have read.) Thus, I am not sure how far the above template will work. In fact, the more I look at it the more that I suspect the surgical emphasis may eventually lead the article astray. But I am willing to give it a start and see where it goes. Adding some structure to this article is needed, and at least this is one place to start. T456 04:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I am also not sure whether the terms suggested within the template might be too technical for the average Wikipedia reader. For example, the term "Pathogenesis" seems like something used more just within the medical community. Also, I wonder whether using the phrase "surgical treatment" and "nonsurgical treatment" would be better than "operative treatment" and "nonoperative treatment". Maybe it's my own bias, but "operative" sounds more like a "secret agent" (and the word has multiple other definitions), whereas "surgical" is probably more universally understood that we are talking about surgery in that section (when that section gets written!). T456 05:01, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Forum link

This link used in the main body of the article is to a question and answer forum. Isn't this a breach of WP:RS? If so, are there WP:RS that can be used instead? Autarch (talk) 02:02, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Added a picture of Tigger because his lack of spine is very important in talks of coccydynia