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...
Feb 24, 2020 | Failed Spine Surgery, Piriformis Syndrome, Success Stories, Videos
Carolyn endured hip scopes and back surgeries that did not alleviate her excruciating sciatica pain. At her wit’s end, she flew from her home in Dallas to see Dr. Tim Tollestrup in Las Vegas. Dr. Tollestrup diagnosed her with Piriformis Syndrome. She had surgery...
Dec 10, 2018 | Cluneal Nerves, Failed Spine Surgery, Success Stories, Videos
Dr. Tollestrup Helps Patient with Nerve Surgery for Back Pain Persistent back pain plagued Missy more than a year after spinal fusion surgery. She tried dozens of treatments but nothing helped her heal. Then she met Dr. Tollestrup who surgically removed peripheral...
Nov 13, 2017 | Abdominal Wall Pain, Chronic Joint Pain, Cluneal Nerves, Failed Spine Surgery, Nerve Decompression Surgery, Success Stories, Videos
Low Back Pain Not Coming from the Spine Low back pain stemming from superior cluneal nerve entrapment is an underdiagnosed condition. Dr. Tollestrup has developed a surgical approach to help alleviate low back that does not emanate from the spine. He has many patients...
May 31, 2017 | Cluneal Nerves, Failed Spine Surgery, Success Stories
Low Back Pain Finally Gone Thanks to Innovative Surgeries by Dr. Tollestrup Barry is a patient with a history of low back pain. Like many patients with chronic pain, Barry experienced a number of failed treatments until he finally found Dr. Tim Tollestrup. Several...
Mar 14, 2017 | Chronic Pain After Surgery / Trauma, Cluneal Nerves, Failed Spine Surgery, Success Stories, Videos
Lingering Pain After Back Surgery – What Does It Mean? Robert Jackson’s story illustrates the problem of failed back surgery and why patients still have pain even after the surgical procedure. In Robert’s case, spine surgery did not help him at all....
