April 29, 2016
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Arthritis Foundation
- North American Spine Society
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Pain Society
- American Chronic Pain Association
- International Association for the Study of Pain
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