Dr. Scott Richman, DC

Living with chronic pain can feel like an oxymoron. It is a very humbling, lonely place that occupies your body as well as your mind. It distresses people to hear about it, so you try your level best to hide it, smile and be pleasant. You try to overcome and “think positive” but what’s going on inside is simply incongruent. You can’t think it away, just learn to cope. My body had become bound up as a result of mind-bending chronic pain, fibromyalgia and other health issues. I could barely raise my hands over my head or hold my back and head up properly. It was as though I had wilted and become stuck. There was a painful spot in my back that was so intense that I referred to it as “where my soul lives”. I first met Dr. Scott Richman in 2015. I was feeling hopeless and not really expecting much from my visit. He’s a big strong guy with a very kind and intuitive demeanor; definitely a gentle giant. I will always remember looking at him, while h