Word: physiatrist
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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BUILDING A BETTER BACKPACK INVENTORS: ED KOIS, DAVID GILMOUR, SCOTT CUMMINGS A few years ago, David Gilmour, 60, a patient with back problems, came to the office of physiatrist Ed Kois and told him he wanted to climb a mountain. Kois told Gilmour he was crazy, but Kois, Gilmour and Cummings started working on the Back Balancer, a 10-in.-wide oval-shaped pad that, when retrofitted to a normal backpack, acts as a spine-supporting brace. The pad pulls on the abdomen, creating a hydraulic lift to save wear on back muscles. Kois' patient raved about the device...
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