Stabbed in the Back

A bitter pill-but one that should trigger a much needed debate among health-care reformers”“. - Publishers Weekly”“In this thought-provoking book, Hadler analyzes the evidentiary basis of the diagnosis and treatment of back pain with a fresh, no-nonsense razor”“. - Journal of the American Medical Association”“The volume is well organized, giving a good historical and clinical overview of back pain and of what Hadler terms ‘the backache industry.’”” - Choice”“The next step [in health care reform] is the one Hadler is already confronting: how to really bring down costs as we move forward.”” - Progressive Pulse Blog”“Relentlessly probes the effectiveness of common medical treatments and finds them wanting… . [A] compelling book”“. - Library Journal

Nortin M. Hadler, M.D., M.A.C.P., M.A.C.R., F.A.C.O.E.M., is emeritus professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attending rheumatologist at UNC Hospitals. His most recent book is By the Bedside of the Patient: Lessons for the Twenty-First Century Physician (UNC Press).