Twin Cities Pain Management - Pain Management in Edina, Minnesota

“Absolutely terrible experience, has to be a scam. We paid 2 months at $1800 extra Cobra Insurance to keep our deductible already paid when we came here and they were in network. They did six block injections and then nerve ablations burning on three. Insurance came back saying it was an unproven procedure and would not pay it and said I did not have to pay it. Call the billing person here and they said they have seen this before and no I would not have to pay it. So why 3 months later are they still trying to get $10,000 out of me. That procedure caused me new excruciating pain that I still get sharp pain in my neck 4 months later. I screamed so bad on the table with a needle in my neck that I scared a lady down in the waiting room. They don't tell you that it can cause new and more pain than what your trying to get help for. I'm 63 years old and in chronic back pain. What a way to treat a person. Minus 5 stars!”

— Eagle Eye Steve Allen

“If I could give zero stars, I would. I waited for over an hour and a half in the waiting room. The doctor saw me for 15 minutes and basically just explained the procedure for a knee injection. All information that could've been on the website. Instead, I wasted 2.5 hours with the 30 min. drive to Edina. But, he got $210 from my insurance company for that 15-minute conversation! Nice scam they've got going on there.”

— Michele Asmussen

“Before the procedures I had very bad pain in my hip and knee joints. The pains were so strong that I could not go down or up the stairs because my legs would not bend. At night my hip joints ached. My doctors told me that the only way out was surgery. Dr. Starchook offered me a less drastic option -- adding stem cells to the problem sites. I agreed gladly. I received two first shots in November 2017 (one to the knee and the second to the hip). After a week the pain improved and I began to walk more easily and was more mobile than before the procedure. A month later in December I received two more shots in my hip and knee as well. A month after the second procedures, the acute pain was gone, but I still could not move quickly. I felt a full recovery only after three months. Last summer, I worked very hard physically, carrying heavy loads while gardening without any problems. This is the second year and I feel like I was born again. I lost weight, feel younger, even look younger than my peers. I want to thank the doctor and his staff for helping me so much, wishing them good luck in treating suffering people! Thank you!”

— Praskovya Chekan

“I am 60 years old. I found Dr Starchook in January while doing an internet search to find resources to help relieve my osteoarthritis knee pain - it was becoming very difficult to walk and exercise because of the severe pain in both of my knees. After my initial consult with Dr Starchook, I was immediately impressed by his knowledge, his years of experience, his prestigious awards for being chosen MN Doctor of the year and his kind caring honest concern for his patients. So... January 25 2018 I had my first stem cell procedure completed on my left knee and scheduled my right knee for 6 weeks later. It was amazing! After a few weeks, the pain started to diminish in my left knee and every week I would notice a difference in the level of pain from my right knee. I was improving every week!! Yesterday I had my right knee injected and I am so happy with my results!! I am thrilled and beyond grateful to the whole staff at Twin Cities Pain Management that I chose to have the stem cell procedure before I was forced to have a surgical operation for a knee replacement! This was truly a blessing for me to have found Dr Starchook!”

— JolynnErikson