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Dr. Aguila explains what nerve pain is and describes common nerve pain conditions. Dr. Aguila is one of only a few surgeons in the world trained to eliminate chronic pain problems with pain-focused peripheral nerve surgery.

Jennifer suffered for years with intense migraine headaches. She tried every treatment imaginable but nothing relieved the excruciating pain. Then she found Dr. Demetrio Aguila, a pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon. In one surgery Dr. Aguila took away her pain and gave her back her life. Watch how.

Dr. Aguila shares a personal invitation to join him at a fundraiser for the Healing Hands of America, the backbone of the M25 Program which allows patients to pay for their healthcare with community service hours.

Dr. Aguila's patient Norman was so inspired by the M25 Program that he made a sizeable initial donation and now donates monthly. M25 allows patients to pay for their care with community service hours. Norman had successful piriformis muscle removal surgery with Dr. Aguila but paid for the surgery since he did not need to access the M25 Program. He felt the desire to help others less fortunate.

Norman endured seven misdiagnosis for his Piriformis Syndrome. Despite traveling all over the country to see top surgeons, no one could understand or treat his pain. Then he found Dr. Demetrio Aguila in Omaha, Nebraska. One outpatient surgery with Dr. Aguila and his pain was instantly gone.

Dr. Aguila explains why he no longer accepts insurance at his practice Total Pain Solutions by Healing Hands of Nebraska. He shares a check for $0.01 that he received from an insurance company for reimbursement on two highly complex surgeries over eight hours. He believes in transparency in care and in billing. He also does not want to pass on any additional cost to the patient as a result of including the middle man ie the insurance companies.

Demetrio Aguila MD and Healing Hands of Nebraska are known for innovation in the clinical and financial realms of healthcare. In this video Dr. Aguila explains why he no longer accepts insurance and how this policy benefits his patients. He also shares a tragic story of why insurance companies should NOT make healthcare decisions.

Notalgia paresthetica is a peripheral nerve problem resulting in intense and sometimes painful itching in the mid to upper back and between the shoulder blades. Dr. Demetrio Aguila has a simple way to diagnose and effectively treat Notalgia Paresthetica. In this video he explains how. Dr. Demetrio Aguila MD explains. Notalgia Paresthetica is a problem that occurs in the back. Patients will say I have got itching or a burning sensation. Sometimes they will say I have a stabbing sensation or sometimes they will say I have an aching sensation or electrical sensation. Other patients will come in and just say it hurts doc, can you please take away the pain. The pain arises from some small sensory nerves that come out of the spinal cord. They branch off from the spinal nerves and they go to the skin and the muscle in that area the patient describes the exact spot right between the shoulder blades where they are having the pain sometimes above that level. sometimes below and then I am pretty sure I know what is going on. In that case what we will do is a diagnostic block. We will inject that local anesthetic around the nerves that I think might be causing the patient's Pain. If we turn those nerves off and we turn off the pain and the patient say doc this feels great, I tell them well we can treat that. There is a surgical procedure which is relatively straightforward in which we turn those nerves off permanently so that the patients do not end up with chronic pain. Contact Dr. Aguila Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealingHands... Website: https://www.healinghandsofnebraska.com/

Dr. Aguila answers questions about a new procedure he is offering called TULA - Tubes Under Local Anesthesia. Watch this video to learn about this 20 minute, in office procedure that allows parents and kids to skip the hospital. Pay special attention to a human moment in the middle.