1. Chronic Back Pain
One More Problem for Active Duty Military and Vets
of Iraq & Afghanistan
The Solution: VacuPractor ™
VacuPractor is a Class I FDA Registered Orthopedic Device for the treatment of Lower Back
Pain.
VacuPractor is a revolutionary new, safe, drug free, and affordable treatment device for lower
back pain designed to be used at home, alone, or is complementary, and enhances other
treatments. The VacuPractor is used by world class athletes, Fire Fighters, Police Officers,
Military.
Doctor Approved and Recommended, the VacuPractor is a safe natural option that can help the
26 million people that seek treatment from a doctor and the 100 million that self-medicate and
self-treat each year for lower back pain.
At only $89.99, (DOD negotiated Price $40.00) there is a lifetime warranty, and the VacuPractor
is sold with money back guarantee to relieve lower back pain. The product is proudly made in
the USA by a Veteran Owned Small Business.
How it works:
The ideal about of gentle vacuum pressure is created by the persons own body weight and
gravity, thereby comfortably decompressing the spine and gently stretching the surrounding
muscles. It can be used in just minutes on any flat, firm surface, and it’s guaranteed to relieve
back pain
Why it works:
The VacuPractor is “pulling”, not “pushing”. The VacuPractor is a life changing solution,
providing lasting relief for lower back pain because it is fixing the problem, not masking the
pain..
DOD Cost Savings:
$10,000,000 to $1Billion in the first year
$256 per person, per month on pain meds
$75,000 per person that avoids back surgery

2. Back Pain Facts and the Military
 Fifty-three percent (53%) of the injured soldiers who were medically evacuated from
Iraq, had lower back pain. Battle injuries accounted for only 17% of evacuations.
(October issue of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia)
 The most common ailments — experienced by 30% of veterans who return from Iraq and
Afghanistan — are musculoskeletal problems, primarily joint and back pain.
(Department of Veterans Affairs)
 The high percentage of soldiers who leave Iraq because of back pain is disturbing. (LtCol
Steven Cohen, Army Reserves and pain specialist at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine in Baltimore).
 Four out of five Americans will suffer from disabling back pain during their lifetimes,
(NIH)
 Americans spend $86 billion a year on spine treatments (up 65% in a decade), about the
same as we spend treating cancer, according to a major study published in the Journal of
the American Medical Association, yet our backs are not getting better. The percentage
of back pain suffers has increased and more of them are reporting physical, social and
work limitations. (JAMA – February 13, 2008)
 More than 25% of American men and women experience daily pain and pain is estimated
to cost the economy over $60 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a Stony
Brook (NY) University Medical Center random survey conducted among nearly 4,000
respondents. (The Lancet – May 3, 2008)
 An estimated 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed in the U.S. each year, and,
according to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 300,000 of them are
spinal fusions, at an average cost of approximately $60,000 each.

3. Cost Benefit Matrix
OR –
$256 per month Pharmacologic Treatment
$75,000 Spine Surgery
Prevent a Suicide - $500,000+
Criteria VacuPractor Prescription DRX 9000 Spine Surgery
Guarantee? Yes No No No
Easy to Use Yes Yes Yes No
Short Term Benefits Yes Yes No Yes
Long Term Benefits Yes No No No
Portable Yes Yes No No
Safe? Yes No Yes No
Thousands
(depends on Insurance)Cost: $59.99 $2,000 - $4,000
$265
per month
$89.99

4. About VacuPractor:
www.VacuPractor.com
Contact:
H. Paul Hagen
CEO& founder
Phone: 425-577-2713
Paul.Hagen@VacuPractor.com
VA -Veteran Owned Business Certification ID: C33DF48F
DUNS: 964266287
CCR and ORCA Registered
Cage Code: 64HN5
FDA Registered: #3008743384
FDA Listing Number: D101399; 510(k) exempt
Seattle Cancer Alliance – Approved Vendor
NCBTBM – National Approved CE Provider
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