A Physician's Perspective on Pudendal Neuralgia : An Interview with Michael Hibner

Short Interview Series, Episode 11 feat. Dr. Michael Hibner
Dr. Michael Hibner is an international expert on pudendal neuralgia and chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Hibner joins Holly Tanner to discuss his new exclusive course with H&W titled Pudendal Dysfunction: The Physician's Perspective.
Pudendal neuralgia is a painful, neuropathic condition involving the dermatome of the pudendal nerve. This condition is not widely known and often goes unrecognized by many practitioners. Dr. Hibner runs The Arizona Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain (AZCCPP), a comprehensive center for treating chronic pelvic pain, and places a heavy emphasis on working as part of a care team with physical therapists and other pelvic rehab providers.
In this interview Dr. Hibner discusses how he treats pudendal neuralgia, “I treat patients with all reasons for pelvic pain but mostly pudendal neuralgia or patients with mesh injury or had an injury caused by pelvic mesh… I work very closely with physical therapists and I am a great, great believer in physical therapy. I am very happy that you are allowing me to share my perspective on Pudendal Neuralgia, and my perspective on physicians working with physical therapists.
If I had pudendal neuralgia and I had a choice between surgery, injections, physical therapy, or medication. I would for sure have chosen physical therapy every time…there is no doubt in my mind. You can’t treat the PN without addressing the pelvic floor. What I tell patients is this. The number one thing for repetitive injury is to stop what you’re doing. The number two thing is to choose physical therapy over anything else. By far the majority of patients are helped by appropriate pelvic floor physical therapy."
Pudendal Dysfunction: The Physician's Perspective is scheduled for January 9, 2022. Course topics include pathoanatomy and clinical presentations, basics of surgical techniques, and terminology. The latter half of the course focuses on the physician and the rehab therapist working together and features case studies and clinical pearls from Dr. Hibner, a pioneer, and leader in the field.

[@valores99]

I have had surgery done by Dr. Hibner. I highly recommend seeing him for Pudendal Nerve pain!!

[@savant7288]

did u had pudendal nerve entrapment?
how r u now?
is there any chance that the nerve could get re entrapped?

[@jaimietets8934]

I went without a diagnosis for 6 years. Finally diagnosed in 2017. I was belittles by many doctors because it’s not a commonly known diagnosis. So it has to be in me head.
It wasn’t. We finally got ONE specialist/surgeon from Brazil, as Canada had no one before 2017. If you read his reviews, which I wish I had, you will see he is a horrific doctor, a bully and the surgery he did goes through the stomach. He made it so much worse and I ended up as in patient rehab to learn to work again. I tried everything. I now have it on both sides and further nerve damage.
The pain is so bad I have given up, I’m leaving my 24, 12, 19 year old children through MAID. In Canada it has been made possible to have medical assistance in dying.
I have tried everything except other doctors because I can’t afford to have treatment outside of Canada. 45 years old and my life is over because of PNE

[@Figsandfaith]

Have you reached out to Dr. Tim Tollestrup? He may be able to help you.

[@dennettebardoczi8614]

I have pudendal neuralgia I live in the state of Indiana it's incredibly difficult to find a doctor that can help, I am currently in physical therapy and it has helped some. I have been in debilitating pain for a year and I have no idea where to go to from here

[@harpers1niter]

Me too. Try and find a doctor that does nerve abalsions. I have found one but have not been able to schedule yet due to another dr ablating the wrong nerve. It's the most excruciating pain I have ever been in and doctors just don't understand.

[@triptwo425]

I am looking for someone to help treat my pudendal nerve pain in England. Preferably near Oxford. If anyone knows of one please let me know.

[@Jismag1]

Omg😢 did you saw Dr Hibner?

[@MA-dn5fi]

Wish Hibner took insurance!!!