Assaf Harofeh Medical Center Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University Zerifin 70300    Israel Orthopedic Department “A” Phone: (972)8-9779436/0 Fax: (972)8-9779436 March 14th, 2002  Backlife intermittent lumbar mobilization treatment To whom it may concern:             We currently finished conducting a pilot trial with the Backlife intermittent lumbar mobilization treatment with promising initial results. This study was conducted by our department in an outpatient setting and due to medical and scientific interest in this new treatment method. We believe use of this method could offer relief of pain through manipulation based on the principal movement of anterior-posterior pelvic tilt and the semi-fowler initial position. It is our intention to launch a multi-center follow-up study in the very near future, with initial expected patient cohort of 150, and up to 300 patients if statistical power demands so. We perceive the continuos passive movement inherent to this method a utilization of a well-accepted therapeutic notion with a possibly very promising role in future spine-related patient care.   Sincerely, Mirovsky Yigal, M.D. Head, Spine Surgery Unit Assaf Harofeh Medical Center Zerifin 70300, Israel