Jul 26, 2020 | Piriformis Syndrome, Success Stories
“I would fall, trip and stumble when I walked. I had canes and crutches. Life was miserable.” This was Frank’s situation before Piriformis Syndrome surgery with Dr. Tollestrup to remove his piriformis muscle. Frank felt better immediately after...
Jul 7, 2020 | Nerve Pain, Piriformis Syndrome, Success Stories, Videos
“The words, sentences and paragraphs I have written to describe the miraculous surgeries Dr. T performed on me are still inadequate to describe the joy and relief I have right now.” Harold, a veteran who battled the VA system for 14 years with no luck...
Jun 15, 2020 | Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Success Stories, Videos
For years, Robin suffered from horrible, burning pain in her arm and wrist. Doctors diagnosed her with CRPS also called Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome and told her she would have to live with the debilitating pain. Then she met Dr. Tim Tollestrup, a peripheral nerve...
May 28, 2020 | Piriformis Syndrome, Success Stories, Videos
Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Dr. Tim Tollestrup developed a surgery to remove rather than release the piriformis muscle for patients who are suffering from chronic sciatica, back, leg, foot and hip pain. To date he has successfully operated on hundreds of patients from...
May 12, 2020 | Chronic Pain After Surgery / Trauma, Peripheral Neuropathy, Success Stories, Videos
Over five years, Dr. Tollestrup performed multiple nerve decompression and denervation surgeries on Gail including a piriformis muscle removal. Dr. Tollestrup calls her one of the most complex patients he has ever operated on. This is her incredible story in her own...
May 5, 2020 | Chronic Pain After Surgery / Trauma, Cluneal Nerves, Success Stories, Videos
In this Facebook Live session Dr. Tollestrup discusses chronic low back pain that is not resolved by spine surgery or other treatment methods. He introduces the superior cluneal nerves which may be compressed and causing the pain. Persistent Pain After Spine...
