I recovered from my chronic back pain by taking up functional medications.

<span data-sheets-userformat='{"2":8767,"3":{"1":0},"4":[null,2,11982760],"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":[null,2,0]},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"12":0,"16":14}' data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I can't even tell you how grateful I am to this man! He is one of the most skilled, compassionate holistic practitioners you'll ever meet. After waking up in an insane amount of pain, he saw me for an emergency appointment to help my troubled shoulder before I leave for Dallas tomorrow. Dr. Ryan pulled out all the stops, combining FSN, e-stim, cups, laser, heat & specifially mixed herbal topical ointment (am I missing anything???) to help relieve the pain & to move me towards greater ROM than I've had in months. I literally cried with relief. And he has an amazing technique for distracting & calming people like me who deal with a severe anxiety disorder. Even if you think you could *never* do acupuncture...GO! It will change your life."}" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;">I can't even tell you how grateful I am to this man! He is one of the most skilled, compassionate holistic practitioners you'll ever meet. After waking up in an insane amount of pain, he saw me for an emergency appointment to help my troubled shoulder before I leave for Dallas tomorrow. Dr. Ryan pulled out all the stops, combining FSN, e-stim, cups, laser, heat & specifially mixed herbal topical ointment (am I missing anything???) to help relieve the pain & to move me towards greater ROM than I've had in months. I literally cried with relief. And he has an amazing technique for distracting & calming people like me who deal with a severe anxiety disorder. Even if you think you could *never* do acupuncture...GO! It will change your life.

Functional Medicine Doctor: Shepherd Functional Medicine