Dr Rajat Chauhan is one of the rare doctors in india who specializes in the whole spectrum of conservative management of musculo-skeletal pain, esp. Back pain. He believes that educating the person with pain, is the most empowering tool. For this reason he writes in mint newspaper and forbes india extensively about latest medical research, so the common man is better informed. He is also an associate editor of british journal of sports medicine, one of the most respected sports medicine and science journals in the world.He got introduced to pain management 28+ years ago when he started running, because to run faster, you need to understand your body better. It also makes you understand that pain isn’t necessarily your enemy. ‘pain is simply a messenger, you appreciate it, understand it, and then move on’, those were pearls of wisdom of dr roderic macdonald, former president of british institute of musculo-skeletal medicine.After mbbs, rajat went on to specialize in sports – exercise medicine from nottingham university, uk, where he realized that ‘exercise as medicine’ is a very powerful tool, which has been understood very little by both the ‘medical’ and ‘fitness’ industry. Another thing that struck him was that doctors are ill-equipped when it comes to understanding patients with back pain, because the text-book of medicine spent less than a page on it, even though 80% of the population would experience back at some stage of life.On the advice of dr peter gregory, the then course director of sports – exercise medicine and chief medical officer of english and wales cricket board, he learnt how to use the most powerful tools the doctors don’t end up using enough, ‘understanding patients’ needs’, ‘observation skills’ and ‘the touch’. He had an an opportunity train under the very best at london college of osteopathic medicine (lcom) and at british institute of musculo-skeletal medicine, both of which are at the forefront of an endeavor to bring musculo-skeletal medicine education to all doctors.Lcom was founded in 1927 by american osteopaths to provide osteopathic treatment to patients. From 1946 onwards, doctors from mainstream medicine, with speciality in orthopedics, neurology, anesthesiology, rheumatology, sports medicine and also general practitioners, were offered training in osteopathy to help them look beyond the limited scope of conventional western medicine.James cyriax, an orthopedician, in the 1960s started british association of manipulative medicine and the institute of orthopaedic medicine as he was convinced that the scope of musculo-skeletal medicine was beyond only orthopedic surgery. Amalgamation of both these bodies led to formation of british institute of musculo-skeletal medicine (bimm) in 1992.In mid 2008, he started back 2 fitness, first in bangalore and then moved to delhi in 2009. The approach we have towards patients and clients at ‘back 2 fitness’ is pioneering work in the field of ‘healthcare industry’, where patient / client is yet again, put at the centre…He has been running for last 31 years and in his spare time is a doctor specializing in sports-exercise medicine and musculo-skeletal pain. Roles:a. Founder of back 2 fitnessb. Race director, la ultra - the high c. Director, sports exercise, ashoka universityd. Running advisor, adidas indiae. Associate editor, british journal of sports medicinef. Columnist - the hindu, hindustan times, mint, forbes indiag. Unpublished author of 3 books.Since 2008, he has been heading his own venture called back 2 fitness, a musculo-skeletal (aches pains) and sports-exercise medicine (performance enhancement to injury management) centre. The intention is to help everyone to reach their optimum levels by doing justice to their bodies. He is now associate editor at british journal of sports medicine. He is also the founder of la ultra - the high, world's cruelest highest ultra marathon - 333 km in leh.He loves to turn conventional wisdom on its head, esp. In sickness (aka healthcare) industry. But all of what he says is backed up with scientific evidence. He's able to reach out to the masses through his columns for mint newspaper and blogs for forbes india magazine.He was elect-chairperson for world congress of science medicine in cricket, that was to be held just before the 2011 cricket world cup in the sub-continent, but decided to quit. He previously headed london centre of kieser training, a swiss-german chain of rehabilitation centres which specialize in medical strength training. He moved to india in 2006 to set-up sports exercise medicine department at manipal hospital, bangalore. In 2009, along with a running buddy, he founded runners high in bangalore, a running institute with the belief and intention that everyone can do more. You can get the phone number of Dr. Rajat Chauhan on Timesmed.com