Don’t Ignore Persistent Pain After Surgery: It May Be Nerve Damage Many patients assume lingering pain or weakness after spine or orthopedic surgery is just part of healing. But according to pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon Dr. Tim Tollestrup, persistent symptoms...
Many patients still have severe knee pain after knee replacement surgery. There are different reasons why this happens. Sometimes a peripheral nerve is damaged during the knee replacement surgery. Sometimes the knee was never the problem, but there was a peripheral...
In this video, we learn about life-changing surgery for chronic pain as we go inside the operating room with Dr. Tim Tollestrup, a pain-focused, peripheral nerve surgeon. Dr. Tollestrup explains the various surgical procedures he has developed such as piriformis...
What a great weekend in Baltimore for a historic gathering of the Big Four Pain-Focused Peripheral Nerve Surgeons. From left to right: Dr. Demetrio Aguila Dr. David Brown Dr. Tim Tollestrup Dr. Eric Williams These renown surgeons met for the first I-SSNIP (...
As a pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon, Tim Tollestrup has pioneered dozens of surgical procedures to relieve chronic pain problems. His Las Vegas based practice attracts patients from around the world. In this video he reflects on two decades of helping patients...
In this episode of Dr. Tollestrup Discusses Chronic Pain, Dr. Tollestrup addresses the difference between pain-focused peripheral nerve surgery and pain management, how each patient’s journey is unique and the joy he feels after helping a patient overcome...
