Seven years ago, Rod had piriformis removal surgery with Dr. Tim Tollestrup at Nevada Nerve Surgery in Henderson, Nevada. On the seventh anniversary of that surgery, he sent Dr. Tollestrup a text message — not because something was wrong, but because he wanted his...
Jack has been living with piriformis syndrome pain for three years, and he is sharing his story before it has a clean ending — because he knows that most of the people searching for answers right now are still in the middle of their own story too. His pain started...
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...
