Dec 18, 2020 | Educational Articles, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Failed Spine Surgery
About 9% of the population experiences low back pain. Both localized pain and radiating pain can reduce function and comfort, leading many to promptly seek treatment. While some back pain can be treated non-surgically, problems where the body’s structure pinches a...
Dec 2, 2020 | Abdominal Wall Pain, Chronic Joint Pain, Educational Articles, Nerve Pain
Nerve damage isn’t as simple as not being able to feel. It also doesn’t only present as pain. Nerves do many different tasks, which is why nerve damage shows up in many different ways. When we think about the nerves, it’s easy to first think of sensation...
Dec 1, 2020 | Educational Articles, Piriformis Syndrome
You may not know it from its name, but you definitely know it from the movements it facilitates. It’s a small muscle that’s attached to the sacrum, close to the base of the spine. It runs behind your gluteus muscles and attaches to your femur (leg bone) head. If this...
Nov 16, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Educational Articles, Nerve Pain
Joint pain is an especially grueling discomfort. If you have it, you know. Joints play a role in all of your movements and make up a good deal of your body. Different kinds of joint pain present in different ways. If you know what is causing your joint pain,...
Nov 16, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Educational Articles
If you have rheumatoid arthritis, you’re probably familiar with its negative effects on your life, even if you don’t know the symptoms. This chronic inflammatory disorder attacks some of your most-used joints. It also starts a host of other problems...
Nov 11, 2020 | Cluneal Nerves, Educational Articles, Videos
Tailbone pain or Coccydynia can be caused by damage to the Middle Cluneal Nerves. In this video, Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Dr. Tim Tollestrup talks about how a simple surgical procedure to denervate the Middle Cluneal Nerves can provide permanent relief and help...
