Jul 11, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Why Peripheral Nerve Surgery Is Not Widely Accepted Why most doctors don’t know about peripheral nerve surgery is a complicated question and is at the heart of why so many of my patients endure unnecessary surgeries and years or chronic pain. In my opinion there...
Jun 26, 2017 | Peripheral Neuropathy, Success Stories, Videos
Peripheral Neuropathy Sidelined Young Mother April Anderson is representative of the millions of patients who suffer from symptoms associated with peripheral neuropathy. April was in such bad shape that she couldn’t write or walk for long distances. When she...
Jun 22, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
The Pull of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Why Dr. Tim Tollestrup Decided to Pursue a Path to Help Patients Relieve Chronic Pain I didn’t find peripheral nerve surgery, it found me…let me explain. From my earliest memories, I was always fascinated by anatomy. I...
Jun 20, 2017 | Educational Articles, Videos
Why Spine Surgery Fails In a recent post on Facebook, Dr. Tollestrup shared his thoughts on why lingering back pain may not originate from the spine but from damage to peripheral nerves around the spine, The post attracted so much attention that he decided to respond...
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...
