Vivian shares words of gratitude after her successful surgery with Dr. Tim Tollestrup to remove her right piriformis muscle. Many older patients develop sciatica pain, and they are told that it’s probably arthritis and they just have to live with the pain. But that is...
Dr. Tollestrup explains causes, symptoms and a surgical solution for patients with peripheral neuropathy. Eight out of ten patients with peripheral neuropathy who show signs of nerve compression will get relief with pain-focused peripheral nerve surgery. Tim...
Dr. Tollestrup explains the wide range of pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeries he performs to help patients from all over the world overcome chronic pain conditions previously considered untreatable. “Some patients have had serious trauma and have complex...
Dr. Tim Tollestrup explains how chronic groin pain can be relieved with pain-focused peripheral nerve surgery. He also discusses the link between hernia repair surgery and groin pain. He estimates that as many as 25% or more of people who undergo hernia surgery are...
Doug suffered a wakeboarding accident that left him with debilitating back pain. During the next decade he sought help from renown surgeons all over the U.S. No one could relieve his pain or even give him a diagnosis. He even tried a stem cell procedure that made his...
Pain-focused Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Dr. Tim Tollestrup explains anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, also known as ACNES. This peripheral nerve condition involves the intercostal nerves in the abdomen and abdominal wall. It can be a difficult condition to...
Robin suffered with intense burning thigh pain. She searched in her hometown in Canada for a cure but was misled by surgeons there. Luckily she took matters into her own hands and found Dr. Tim Tollestrup in Las Vegas, Nevada. With one simple surgery Dr. Tollestrup...
Dr. Tollestrup is one of only a few pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeons in the world.Patients from all over the world travel to Dr. Tim Tollestrup for relief of their chronic pain. Only a small percentage of Dr. Tollestrup’s patients live in Las Vegas,...
Dr. Tollestrup explains how what starts out as an isolated peripheral nerve injury can quickly spiral out of control and wreak havoc throughout a patient’s body, leading to a diagnosis of...
Here is a heart-warming patient update from Rhod, who had two piriformis muscle removal surgeries with Dr. Tollestrup. He shares with Dr. Tollestrup how he is feeling one year after surgery number...
