Guest EpisodeEpisode 177 · March 16, 2025

Pelvic Health, Outdated Pain Care & Empowering Patients | Sandy Hilton Interview

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🚨 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 pelv...

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🚨 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.

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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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About the Guest

Sandy Hilton

Sandy Hilton

Author, instructor, therapist

Sandy Hilton, PT, DPT has been working in the clinical setting since 1988 after graduation from Pacific University in Oregon.

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