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...
Transcript: Hi, my name is Judy and I live in Virginia. I’ve been suffering from piriformis syndrome for the last 16 years. My problem is I can’t stand long and I can’t walk far without irritating the sciatic nerve. The only way I can get rid of my...
Sarah was a young athlete in her prime, enjoying high school and excelling in many sports. A nerve injury sidelined her. She languished for months in search of a diagnosis. None of the surgeons she saw understood her pain problem. After months of suffering and...
Dr. Tim Tollestrup has changed the lives of hundreds of patients from all over the world suffering from chronic pain conditions previously considered untreatable. In this video, he explains how gratifying this is as a surgeon through the lens of his patient Shelby who...
My name is Eduardo Mosquera and this is my story. My story starts June 5th, 2016. I was working. I have a work injury. It took me a year to get hernia surgery. Later on I continued with my pain. I sent to different doctor, give me some shots. The shots never helped...