Karen’s pain journey is typical of patients with nerve pain, if there is such a thing. She woke up one day with sciatica pain that became excruciating to the point of debilitating. She tried many treatments including but not limited to pain injections, deep...
In this segment of Ask Dr. Tollestrup, he answers questions relating to Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment (ACNES) and pain in the chest and abdominal wall. The good news is that nerve damage in these areas can almost always be effectively eliminated with peripheral...
In a new feature, Dr. Tollestrup is answering questions from prospective patients on video. This question involves length of time patients have been living with nerve pain and how that impacts the ability for Dr. Tollestrup to successfully operate. Take a listen and...
Dr. Tollestrup explains how unexplained low back pain can be caused by Superior Cluneal Nerve entrapment. Most doctors and surgeons are not knowledgeable about peripheral nerves, including the superior cluneal nerves, so patients can languish for years without a...
Peripheral nerve injuries in kids and teens often go undiagnosed which can lead to prolonged pain and suffering. As Dr. Tollestrup explains, most in the medical community are not knowledgeable about peripheral nerves and would not consider looking for this problem in...
It was hard for Jamie to see her young, athletic daughter Sarah suffer an injury that left her with horrible back and sciatica pain. The pain mystified the highly touted surgeons in their hometown of Atlanta. Luckily, Sarah’s stepmom had a similar pain problem...
