Almost 18 years ago, Dr. John Boren confronted the brutal facts and reality about lower back pain; that low back pain is managed, not cured. While many patients have placed their faith in drugs, chiropractic, acupuncture and even surgery, Dr. Boren focused on researching the area of biomechanics and engineering as it relates to the lumbar spine structure and function. A scientist, inventor, researcher and doctor, Dr. Boren engaged a team with a vision that would approach mechanical spinal pathology of the low back with a mechanical solution. Dr. Boren’s emphasis, from the early days of his research, was on disuse atrophy and the importance of strength restoration therapeutics. Equally important, was his contribution to decompression therapy and his development of the Lordex Decompression Unit. Dr. Boren has thusly demonstrated in research and clinical settings the value of combining strength restoration therapy and decompression therapy for the treatment of spinal pathology of the lower back.