Denver-based spine surgeon Dr. Jacob Rumley’s goal is to get patients back to enjoying their lives. His first line of treatment is to address a patient’s back pain with non-surgical treatment, such as physical therapy, at-home exercises or injections. He performs surgery only if necessary. Dr. Rumley was inspired to become an orthopedic surgeon when…
From physical therapy and home exercises to orthobiologics, Denver-based Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist, Dr. George Leimbach, uses multiple forms of non-operative medicine to maximize patients’ quality of life. With all the popular press around platelet injections and Stem Cell injections today, Dr. Leimbach mentions it takes a careful selection process to know if they…
“To develop trust requires a conversation,” says Dr. Oscar Noel, a Denver-based orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Noel focuses on shared decision making with his patients. “If I fully convey to you what’s going on, then you can make decisions based on that.” Patients choose Dr. Noel because he’s honest and treats people conservatively for as long…
With years of unbearable pain from what many doctors across Denver diagnosed as Fibromyalgia, Whitney finally found Dr. Paul Leo at the Center for Spine and Orthopedics. It was discovered that she actually had Ehlers–Danlos syndrome and was able to flip her life by 180 degrees after this discovery. Find out how Dr. Paul Leo…
Having performed more than 2,000 complex foot and ankle procedures during fellowship, Dr. Eric Kuhlman is one of Metro Denver’s top foot and ankle surgeons. As a board-certified podiatrist, he also treats non-healing diabetic wounds. Find out what drew him to medicine and the Center for Spine and Orthopedics and why he hates tomatoes.
Center for Spine and Orthopedics founder and top spine surgeon Dr. Michael Janssen was among the first surgeons nationwide to perform motion-preserving, total disc replacement (TDR) surgery. He participated in initial clinical trials and has performed more than 1,000 complex TDRs since the FDA approved the ProDisc in 2006. People come from all over the…