Last Hope for Pain Patients

Dr. Demetrio Aguila shares what it is like to have the awesome responsibility of being his patients‘ last hope. It is both gratifying and humbling. As a surgeon on the cutting edge, he is always looking for newer and better ways to help his patients overcome chronic pain.

Successful Foot Drop Surgery

Dr. Aguila performs successful foot drop surgery on a patient who traveled from Michigan to Nebraska. In the operating room, he decompressed three different nerves to relieve her symptoms. The prognosis after surgery for patients with foot drop is excellent.
Cynthia is looking forward to long walks with her dogs now that her symptoms are gone.

 

What is Nerve Pain?

Dr. Demetrio Aguila explains common nerve pain conditions. Pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeons are trained to surgically eliminate chronic pain problems caused by nerve compression which leads to nerve pain throughout the body. Dr. Aguila is one of only a handful of pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeons in the world.