by Richard Ealom Chronic Pain conditions are an increasing problem in the United States. And while the discussion still rages concerning whether or not chronic pain should be managed as an independent condition or just a sign of a different problem it is obvious that pain managing has become a booming sector of the healthcare industry. Consequently, the use of pharmaceutical drugs for pain restriction has also reached an all time high point. Drugs such as Oxicontin, Vicodin and methadone, ar