Jun 8, 2017 | Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Success Stories, Videos
When Back Pain Isn’t Caused by a Problem with the Spine When a patient suffers from back pain that does not respond to physical therapy, general consensus is that the pain must originate from some type of problem involving the spine itself. However, another...
Jun 1, 2017 | Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Nerve Decompression Surgery, Pelvic Pain, Success Stories, Videos
Surgery Helps Patient Get Relief and Get Off Narcotics Five years ago, Raymond was in a terrible car accident. He was at a stop when his compact Toyota pest-control truck was rear-ended by a suburban traveling approximately 65 mph. Fortunately, the only injury was a...
Jun 1, 2017 | Pelvic Pain, Piriformis Syndrome, Success Stories, Videos
Piriformis Syndrome Cured by Removing Piriformis Muscle Susan F. was suffering from severe burning pain in the left leg which started in the buttock area and radiated all the way down the leg to the level of the ankle. This pain was compromising her active lifestyle,...
May 2, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Peripheral nerve surgery offers relief from chronic pain By PAUL HARASIM LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Updated April 30, 2017 – 9:20 pm An accident nearly turned Jason Russo into a drug addict as he tried to blot out the pain in his leg. Robert Jackson had to use...
Apr 26, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Why Are There So Few Peripheral Nerve Surgeons? In this blog post, Dr. Tim Tollestrup answers a question he is frequently asked: Why are there so few peripheral nerve surgeons? Below is his response….. This field of peripheral nerve surgery was pioneered by my...
Apr 25, 2017 | Nerve Pain, Success Stories, Videos
Foot Pain and Sciatica Pain Gone Thanks to Nerve Surgery Luanne’s active lifestyle was severely compromised by constant, debilitating foot pain in her right foot and intermittent right side sciatica pain. She was originally diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and...
