Nov 16, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Educational Articles, Nerve Pain
Joint pain is an especially grueling discomfort. If you have it, you know. Joints play a role in all of your movements and make up a good deal of your body. Different kinds of joint pain present in different ways. If you know what is causing your joint pain,...
Nov 16, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Educational Articles
If you have rheumatoid arthritis, you’re probably familiar with its negative effects on your life, even if you don’t know the symptoms. This chronic inflammatory disorder attacks some of your most-used joints. It also starts a host of other problems...
Nov 11, 2020 | Chronic Headaches, Success Stories, Videos
Dana suffered from Migraines since she was a little girl. Her pain management doctor referred her to Dr. Tim Tollestrup, a peripheral nerve surgeon who has helped many patients like Dana overcome her migraine pain. Dr. Tollestrup performed nerve excision surgery on...
Nov 11, 2020 | Cluneal Nerves, Educational Articles, Videos
Tailbone pain or Coccydynia can be caused by damage to the Middle Cluneal Nerves. In this video, Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Dr. Tim Tollestrup talks about how a simple surgical procedure to denervate the Middle Cluneal Nerves can provide permanent relief and help...
Oct 27, 2020 | Chronic Headaches
What can I do about chronic headaches? Everyone gets a headache now and then, but when chronic headaches disrupt your life on an all-too-frequent basis, it’s time to take action to find and treat the cause of your headaches. Dr. Tollestrup and his team...
Oct 27, 2020 | Piriformis Syndrome
Piriformis syndrome can affect anyone from an avid jogger to a car-bound taxi driver. The nerves of the lower back and buttocks experience lots of movement and pressure throughout the day. Because they support so much function, they can be prone to serious injury. If...
Oct 13, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Piriformis Syndrome, Success Stories
My name is Alison, and this is my story about overcoming piriformis syndrome. Nobody could diagnose me for a while and I started on opiate pain medicine. Within six months I was an addict. My husband was deployed. I had no coping mechanisms. I was trying to function...
Oct 13, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Educational Articles, Peripheral Neuropathy, Videos
In this Facebook Live video Dr. Tollestrup discusses how he can offer patients with Peripheral Neuropathy permanent relief with Peripheral Nerve Surgery. If they have nerve compression the success rate of nerve decompression surgery is greater than 80%. About Dr....
Oct 12, 2020 | Chronic Joint Pain, Educational Articles, Videos
In this Facebook Live video Dr. Tim Tollestrup discusses the causes for nerve pain and how he can offer patients with nerve pain long-term solutions through Peripheral Nerve Surgery. About Dr. Tollestrup Dr. Tollestrup currently runs his own clinic in Las Vegas,...
Oct 6, 2020 | Educational Articles, Meralgia Paresthetica, Pelvic Pain, Videos
Meralgia Paresthetica is a common problem that can be a complicated pain issue to resolve. In this video we go inside the operating room with Dr. Tim Tollestrup to see how many different nerve anatomy variations there are for Meralgia Paresthetica. It takes a skilled,...