For years, Nadia was a competitive athlete with a promising future. A Division 1 soccer player and full-time college student, she lived an active and ambitious life. But persistent back pain slowly began to take over. What started as an occasional nuisance eventually...
From Misdiagnosed to Pain-Free: A Piriformis Syndrome Success Story with Dr. Tim Tollestrup For 8 years, this patient lived with a mystery. He couldn’t sit. He couldn’t drive. He could barely walk without pain. Despite seeing numerous physicians and trying injections,...
After years of misdiagnoses and life-altering pain, Kathy from Montreal finally found hope with Dr. Tim Tollestrup, a pioneer in treating piriformis syndrome through specialized nerve surgery. She had seen multiple specialists—rheumatologists, neurologists,...
Piriformis syndrome is a condition that can cause ongoing sciatic nerve pain, often misdiagnosed and difficult to manage. For Mustafa, this meant years of daily discomfort — unable to sit at the dinner table, stand comfortably at work, or enjoy simple everyday...
Mike had complete relief from his Piriformis Syndrome pain after nerve surgery with Dr. Tollestrup. He was good to go immediately after surgery. At 76, he says he feels like a kid again. Watch his story and learn more about pain-focused peripheral nerve surgery for...
Hannah is a complex peripheral nerve patient. She had piriformis syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, and pronators syndrome. After doctors in her home state in New York dismissed her pain and told her she would have to live with the suffering, she found Dr. Tim...
