Jul 11, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Why Peripheral Nerve Surgery Is Not Widely Accepted Why most doctors don’t know about peripheral nerve surgery is a complicated question and is at the heart of why so many of my patients endure unnecessary surgeries and years or chronic pain. In my opinion there...
Jun 22, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
The Pull of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Why Dr. Tim Tollestrup Decided to Pursue a Path to Help Patients Relieve Chronic Pain I didn’t find peripheral nerve surgery, it found me…let me explain. From my earliest memories, I was always fascinated by anatomy. I...
Jun 20, 2017 | Educational Articles, Failed Morton's Neuroma Surgery, Success Stories
Foot Drop Caused by Injury to Common Peroneal Nerve Edward suffered a severe Maisonneuve fracture of the left leg. The injury occurred when he planted his left leg hard on the steeply inclined surface of a mountainside. He states that he felt his ankle and leg give...
Jun 20, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Why Spine Surgery Fails In a recent post on Facebook, Dr. Tollestrup shared his thoughts on why lingering back pain may not originate from the spine but from damage to peripheral nerves around the spine, The post attracted so much attention that he decided to respond...
May 2, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Peripheral nerve surgery offers relief from chronic pain By PAUL HARASIM LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Updated April 30, 2017 – 9:20 pm An accident nearly turned Jason Russo into a drug addict as he tried to blot out the pain in his leg. Robert Jackson had to use...
Apr 26, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Why Are There So Few Peripheral Nerve Surgeons? In this blog post, Dr. Tim Tollestrup answers a question he is frequently asked: Why are there so few peripheral nerve surgeons? Below is his response….. This field of peripheral nerve surgery was pioneered by my...
