Arieh Grober, M.D, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Arie Grober graduated in 1977 from the Haifa-University Technion Medical School in Israel. He specialized in Orthopedic Surgery at the Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson hospital. Dr. Grober is a member in the American Back Society, the World Chiropractic Federation and the Israeli Orthopedic Association. In 1999, he invented and registered the patent on Cervico 2000 – a cervical traction unit. He owns and manages two orthopedics clinics in Israel specializing in Spine Disorders and Low Back Pain. He can be reached at info@meditrac.co.il, at 1-866-732-0170 or by visiting http://meditrac.co.il."

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