A big, silver Dodge Ram truck raced through an intersection at 70 miles per hour, hitting a black Kia automobile, which in turn slammed into the driver’s side of the Lexus that Tom Hannan was driving. Fortunately, the Kia made contact just past the passenger door. Otherwise, Tom’s injuries would have been far worse. Though…
Larry Smith was bedridden when he first visited Dr. Paul Leo in the spring of 2000. His pain began with a running injury that led to plantar fasciitis, later triggering fibromyalgia. The condition initially started in his feet and later spread to his hands. By the time he saw Dr. Leo, he could only sit…
In August 2017, after completing a Speedboat Poker Run, Ed Stewart was getting out of his speedboat when he realized he could not walk. Friends wheeled him into his hotel in a wheelchair. Pain shot down Ed’s right leg. Having had a left knee replacement, he thought that his right knee was the problem this…
At only 13-years of age, Owen DeLaCastro had been suffering for many years from a worsening spinal deformity, termed “Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis” (AIS). Owen was having increasing trouble walking long distances and he was unable to run or exercise due to chronic back pain. His overall health was declining and his scoliosis was beginning to…
Dear Dr. Janssen and The Center for Spine & Orthopedics, How can I begin to thank you for giving me my life back? I endured five months of excruciating non-stop neck pain from one ruptured disk next to another severely herniated disk. I couldn’t hold my neck up. I can now empathize with people in…
At age 14, Donna Spearman had a stainless steel Harrington rod implanted along her spinal column to treat scoliosis. At that time, her spine’s 60 degree curvature was progressing rapidly. During the procedure, a major portion of her spine was fused, and she was left with only two functioning lumbar discs at the base of…