Dr. Tollestrup addresses questions submitted by people dealing with chronic pain problems. Below is an approximate time log of the topics covered. However within these topics Dr. Tollestrup addresses a wide variety of big picture issues including the importance of...
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 addresses the importance of accuracy in the nerve block to diagnose Piriformis Syndrome. If the injection is off even by a little it can impact the value of the diagnosis. Join us Wednesday October 26th at 12 pm PST for a...
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...
