• I want you to know what a great job you did and how wonderful my life has been as a result. I'm the girl who compressed a vertebrae while sledding in Vail, and whom Dr. Hawkins of Steadman Hawkins Clinic sent to you for surgery the day after my 26th birthday.

  • Where would we be without our patients? Ensuring that each and every person that walks through the doors of the Center for Spine and Orthopedics has a pleasant experience, and leaves feeling physically better, or emotionally uplifted with a plan established is incredibly important to the team here at CSO. Check out some the reviews [...]

  • It is with great pride The Center for Spinal Disorders shares that our own Dr. Christopher Isaacs was nominated, and proceeded as a semifinalist, for the Doctor of the Year award at North Suburban Medical Center! This truly is an honor for Dr. Isaacs, as nominations are made by staff members, not other physicians. Please [...]

  • Ruth, I just wanted to touch base with you. My healing is going so well. I have started to drive and little by little do more outside in my gardens and going for walks. Thank you and Dr. Janssen Ruth, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your [...]

  • We adore hearing from patients who have been able to return to their normal activities, better than before, post surgery. In the case of this patient, he suffered for years from pain extending from his neck down to his arm. To relieve the pain and improve the patient's quality of life, Dr. Janssen performed an [...]

  • We are always thrilled to hear how well our patients are healing, as well as praises of their experience with our surgeons. Check out this recent letter from a very happy, healing patient. Dear Dr. Janssen: I haven't ever written a letter like this one before as I was not particularly fond of my previous surgeon. I wanted to let you know that I was very impressed with your entire facility and most particularly with you.

  • We are always thrilled to hear how quickly our patients heal and get back to sports and hobbies that were otherwise impossible due to back pain and/or injury!

  • For Dr. Jennifer Emmett, a surgeon at Denver Health Medical Center, constant back pain was not an option.  While going through years of medical school and surgical training, her back pain continued to worsen and affect her way of life . . . On Sept. 20, 2006, Emmet’s life changed forever.  She underwent artifical disc [...]

  • Mr. John Beckham had been suffering from back pain for years.  He had tried physical and injection therapy; these modalities had only provided him with temporary relief of his back pain.  He was unable to golf at full capacity and had difficulty performing at work.  Over time, the back pain became more profound and unrelenting [...]

  • Mr. John Ireland is an Emergency Medical Officer with the Pueblo Fire Department in Pueblo, Colorado.  In November of 2003, he sustained an injury while performing his duties.  His initial diagnosis was a bulging disc.  His symptoms included severe lower back pain, radiating down both legs, decreased mobility and flexibility, and numbness and tingling in [...]