It is no secret that chronic back pain is a huge medical issue – for individuals who suffer it; for a health care system that suffers with it; for the economy, which suffers from it (back pain is one of the most common reasons for lost days of work and lost productivity). And chronic pain is a very democratic health issue, affecting men and women, athletes and couch potatoes, laborers and CEO's, rural and urban dwellers, those who do the heavy lifting and those who manage the heavy lifters. A visit to the doctor for back pain is the second most common reason for office visits in the U.S.
Dr. Vad is an expert in chronic pain, and 50 percent of his practice is devoted to chronic back pain issues. He has researched back pain extensively, publishing many articles for peer review on the subject. He continues to develop more effective treatments for back pain with his clinical research, combined with a biotechnology company he founded called Mobiech, and a research foundation called the Vad Foundation which funds innovative research in back pain and arthritis.
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