I have been in chronic pain for 25 years. I refused to have any stimulator or pumps implanted into my body. I worked with an Osteopathic doctor to keep my body in alignment, did sympathetic blocks (which did not work), physical therapy and took medications. I finally started to get my life back after I went to a functional medicine clinic. My first visit was a full hour and they asked questions and wanted to know as much about me as they could. We found I had NO hormones, my adrenal glands were not working, my vitamins and minerals were all screwed up. With the help of my CNP I stopped eating gluten, dairy, no processed foods and ate organic foods. We replaced the hormones and everything else that was depleted. I work full time again. I can say I only take 4 pain pills a day now and feel better everyday. I am a firm believer the reason our country is SO SICK is from all the chemicals that we eat. Our doctors stopped finding out what is broken before they put a bandaid ( prescription) on it. God help us all!!