David quit his surgical practice in 2019 to pursue teaching patients and medical providers how to solve chronic pain without surgery or addictive drugs. He has advocated for well-documented  and effective solutions for chronic pain that need to be brought into mainstream medicine. We discuss the many different routes this can take such as journaling, emails, webinars, Q&A sessions, and instructional videos. David tells his patients never to talk about pain and to participate in his Direct Your Own Care (DOC) Journey which is intended to calm the nervous system, rewire the brain and allow your body to heal. 

David shares with me his early childhood traumas, his struggles with both, mental and physical health and his ultimate recovery. For more information  visit https://www.thedocjourney.com/

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