Shawnee, Kansas-based Russell “Rusty” Rahm has served as CEO of Subscription Ink since 1996. Besides overseeing the operations of the marketing and subscription-based business supply company, Rusty Rahm may be better known as a powerboat racing champion who took the 2016 Triple Crown winner in his sport.
A few years before, Rusty Rahm suffered from excruciating, long-term neck pain, and wasn’t sure he’d ever compete again. Thanks to an innovative type of total disc replacement (TDR) surgery performed by Denver-based Dr. Michael Janssen, he achieved quick relief from pain and regained his mobility within two months. The procedure is particularly well-suited to the distinctive physical issues of amateur and professional athletes.
Dr. Janssen has gained extensive experience treating sports-related spine and neck conditions, and has used TDR surgery as an alternative to conventional spinal fusion procedures to help more than 1,000 patients to date. Additionally, Dr. Janssen has personally trained more than 150 surgeons, from around the world, in the technique.
The United States Food and Drug Administration originally approved the ProDisc L implantable TDR device in 2006, and in 2020 issued a reapproval for expanded use in the treatment of up to two adjacent sections of the spine. These artificial lumbar discs are designed to replace worn or damaged discs in a patient’s lower back, and are suitable for use in adults whose spines have fully developed. A physician removes a patient’s own damaged discs and inserts replacement ProDisc L devices, constructed of safe polyethylene with cobalt-chrome endplates.
Studies show that TDR with the ProDisc L is at least as successful, over a five-year period post-surgery, as traditional fusion procedures in treating degenerative disc disease in adults.
A few years before, Rusty Rahm suffered from excruciating, long-term neck pain, and wasn’t sure he’d ever compete again. Thanks to an innovative type of total disc replacement (TDR) surgery performed by Denver-based Dr. Michael Janssen, he achieved quick relief from pain and regained his mobility within two months. The procedure is particularly well-suited to the distinctive physical issues of amateur and professional athletes.
Dr. Janssen has gained extensive experience treating sports-related spine and neck conditions, and has used TDR surgery as an alternative to conventional spinal fusion procedures to help more than 1,000 patients to date. Additionally, Dr. Janssen has personally trained more than 150 surgeons, from around the world, in the technique.
The United States Food and Drug Administration originally approved the ProDisc L implantable TDR device in 2006, and in 2020 issued a reapproval for expanded use in the treatment of up to two adjacent sections of the spine. These artificial lumbar discs are designed to replace worn or damaged discs in a patient’s lower back, and are suitable for use in adults whose spines have fully developed. A physician removes a patient’s own damaged discs and inserts replacement ProDisc L devices, constructed of safe polyethylene with cobalt-chrome endplates.
Studies show that TDR with the ProDisc L is at least as successful, over a five-year period post-surgery, as traditional fusion procedures in treating degenerative disc disease in adults.
