Dec 18, 2020 | Educational Articles, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Failed Spine Surgery
About 9% of the population experiences low back pain. Both localized pain and radiating pain can reduce function and comfort, leading many to promptly seek treatment. While some back pain can be treated non-surgically, problems where the body’s structure pinches a...
Dec 14, 2020 | Knee Pain, Success Stories
“It was like going from the darkness into the light.” Will describing how he felt after nerve surgery with Dr. Tim Tollestrup. The pain he had for years was suddenly gone. Unfortunately Will found Dr. Tollestrup after he had revision surgery for a...
Dec 10, 2020 | Sciatica Pain / Piriformis Syndrome
You’ve tried everything to treat your sciatica pain, but nothing really seems to work. The frustration itself can be more painful than the condition – watching life from the sidelines while you search and search for something that will finally relieve your...
Dec 3, 2020 | Knee Pain, Success Stories
Frances had horrible knee pain after several knee surgeries including a total knee replacement. No doctor would touch her until she found Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Dr. Tim Tollestrup. Here is her story in her own words…. Full Transcript: I had pain in my knee for...
Dec 2, 2020 | Abdominal Wall Pain, Chronic Joint Pain, Educational Articles, Nerve Pain
Nerve damage isn’t as simple as not being able to feel. It also doesn’t only present as pain. Nerves do many different tasks, which is why nerve damage shows up in many different ways. When we think about the nerves, it’s easy to first think of sensation...
Dec 1, 2020 | Knee Pain, Success Stories
“There is a whole avenue that is not in their wheelhouse.” Listen to Will’s stunning revelation following knee replacement surgery and subsequent nerve surgery with Dr. Tim Tollestrup. Full Transcript: I had surgery, a major surgery, that I probably...
Dec 1, 2020 | Educational Articles, Piriformis Syndrome
You may not know it from its name, but you definitely know it from the movements it facilitates. It’s a small muscle that’s attached to the sacrum, close to the base of the spine. It runs behind your gluteus muscles and attaches to your femur (leg bone) head. If this...
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...
