🚨 In this episode of The Modern Pain Podcast, Mark Kargela interviews Sandy Hilton, a pioneering physical therapist and expert in pelvic health and pain care. 🚨

Sandy shares her fascinating journey from treating loggers in Oregon to leading change in pelvic health and pain management globally. We discuss why pain care is falling behind, the massive issues with the modified Oswestry assessment, and why treating pain with pain must stop.

👉 You’ll learn:
• How Sandy entered the world of pelvic health unexpectedly
• Why many pain treatments still make things worse
• How to improve access to care, even with limited resources
• The real reason men avoid pelvic health care
• How pelvic health therapists were early adopters of pain science principles
• What’s wrong with current clinical tools and how we can do better
• Sandy’s vision for the future of pain care

💡 Whether you’re a clinician, student, or someone navigating pain, this conversation will challenge you to rethink how we approach healing.

⏱️ Chapters with Timestamps:
• 0:00 - Intro + Podcast Survey Ask
• 2:06 - Sandy’s Unexpected Entry Into Pelvic Health
• 3:36 - The Evolution of Pain Care: Are We Keeping Up?
• 5:26 - Access Issues in Healthcare & Creative Solutions
• 8:04 - Balancing Pelvic Health with Orthopedic Needs
• 10:19 - Why Men Avoid Pelvic Health (But Shouldn’t)
• 12:35 - Pain Science: What Pelvic Health Therapists Already Knew
• 14:54 - The Problem with Painful Treatments
• 18:11 - The Modified Oswestry: Why Sandy Calls It an Abomination
• 22:01 - How to Talk About Sex, Bladder & Bowel Health with Patients
• 25:57 - The Evolution of Explain Pain & Sandy’s Clinical Approach
• 30:51 - Applying Research to Real Patients: The Clinical Tussle
• 36:47 - Rapid Fire Q&A with Sandy Hilton
• 41:36 - The Future of Pain Care: Sandy’s Ideal Vision
• 47:05 - Reflections on Growth & Unlearning in Pain Practice
• 48:49 - Outro & Resources

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📚 Related Topics: pain science, pelvic health therapy, chronic pain treatment, manual therapy myths, and patient-centered care.

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