“[Crooked] details the nature and results of virtually every current approach to treating back pain.” (Jane Brody, New York Times) “Written by veteran investigative journalist and back pain sufferer Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, Crooked highlights how traditional treatments such as chiropractic, surgery and injections are largely ineffective. Ramin argues the psychological impact of back pain… is so severe that people are compelled to pursue any possibility of relief.” (New York Post) “Ramin decided to deploy her skills as a journalist and investigate the $100 billion back pain industry. She went on to write Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery, an incredible tale of back pain and its treatment, published last May.” (Vox) “Ramin offers a thoughtful and heartfelt way … to treat one of humankind’s most debilitating disorders?chronic back pain. A remarkable guide from someone who unfortunately had to make the journey, and found her way out.” (Paul A. Offit, MD, author of Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong) “I see back pain patients who have undergone invasive procedures before they go through evidence-based rehabilitation. In a most engaging way, Cathryn Jakobson Ramin tells it like it is. Whether you’re a patient, a physician, or a public policy wonk, you should read this book.” (Vijay Vad, MD, sports medicine specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and author of Back RX) “Ramin has written a riveting and disturbing account of a sector of American medicine that’s gone very wrong…. Politics, science, history?it’s all in there, along with concrete advice for fellow sufferers. Policymakers can learn from this book, and patients can, too.” (Jonathan Cohn, author of The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis and The People Who Pay the Price)