Dr. Goudarz Vassigh (Dr. G) is a licensed Chiropractor serving the Phoenix community since 1999. He has been freeing people from pain in the clinic in Phoenix, AZ. As a Chiropractor with experience, Dr. G is committed to promoting optimal health and well being of patients using hands-on therapy and a variety of state-of-the-art technology. 

Dr. G uses a “whole person approach”. This approach to wellness means looking for underlying causes of any disturbance or disruption (which may or may not be causing symptoms at the time) and make whatever interventions and lifestyle adjustments that would optimize the conditions for normal function. Using this unique approach, Dr. G is able to help you to accelerate and/or maintain your journey to good health.

Dr. G and his wife, Shaly, own the wellness center together as part of their shared lifelong dream to serve others with holistic health. They were married in 2008 and live in Phoenix, Arizona with their two boys.

Dr. Rick Shaikewitz (Dr. Rick) has joined provides chiropractic care for our patients at our Mesa location on Mondays and Saturdays.

Dr. Rick attended Logan Chiropractic University, the same school that Dr. G attended.  He has a warm and fun personality and truly cares about his patients.  

He has experience within the Healthcare community since 1992 as a Chiropractor and was a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician from 1995-2017. His background encompasses patient care utilizing chiropractic and physical medicine modalities & therapeutic procedures.

Dr. Rick works with auto, sports and work and non-work injuries as well as on-going maintenance care. He provides patient education on the prevention (including proper biomechanics) and care of injuries. Chiropractic techniques include ProAdjuster, Diversified, Activator, and Drop Table. He can also do a complimentary scan of your feet and order custom foot orthotics made by Foot Levelers.

Dr. Rick has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri, as well as a Doctor of Chiropractic and Physical Medicine Modalities & Therapeutic Procedures degree from Logan University.

Shaly has over 20 years of experience in holistic health. She graduated from the Southwest Institute of Natural Aesthetics and is a Licensed Esthetician. Prior to opening Inner Radiance Spa, she was the lead holistic skin care practitioner at Mandala Apothecary and an esthetician at The Phoenician Spa at The Phoenician Resort. She has been featured in Phoenix Magazine for providing the Best Organic Facials in Phoenix.

Shaly received her holistic health training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2003.She was trained as a life coach at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts and has a B.S. in Psychology and background in Biology from her native state of Iowa. She is passionate about empowering women to look and feel their best using natural & organic products.

Shaly and her husband, Dr. Goudarz Vassigh (Dr. G) own the wellness center together as part of their shared lifelong dream to serve others with holistic health. They were married in 2008 and live in Phoenix, Arizona with their two boys.

Irene Rankin is the Business Manager/Office Administrator for Back-Health & Inner Radiance Wellness. Irene has several years of experience in accounting, legal and marketing and has worked with businesses from multi-million-dollar accounting firms to locally owned family operations. She takes great pride in her work and constantly looks for ways to improve operations and streamline functions. Her positive attitude and tireless work effort encourages others to work hard to succeed. Irene is married with 3 grown children, 1 grand child and two Morkies which keep her busy. When not working she like to work out, travel and explore new sites.

Cheryl has over 20 years in customer service and healthcare. She has a deep passion to help others  improve their quality of life. Her energetic personality helps motivate others towards success. 

Her many talents and certifications include being a Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Sports Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, and a Physical Therapy Technician. She has held positions in everything from a physical therapy office to a cardiovascular clinic and was also a manager at a weight loss center, women’s health club, and a resort spa. She also owned her own business as a nutritionist with a focus in weight loss and helping people with inflammatory conditions, in collaboration with chiropractors and doctors in her community.  

Keri loves to help every BODY to stay healthy with chiropractic care and massage. In her 15 plus years of doing bodywork she has developed a specialty for therapeutic massage including deep tissue and trigger point therapy. She also likes to use some techniques from structural integration. These are some of her favorite modalities as she feels that they are some of the best ways to ease tense and tight muscles. She assists our chiropractors with providing therapy with a variety of therapies.

Sammy is a passionate massage therapist who respects the mind body soul connection. He began his massage therapy career in 2014 while completing an internship with Altis, a sports performance  and coach education company. During this time, Sammy was inspired by world-renown track and field coaches and sports medicine staff of the power of manual therapy. Not only did he learn of the tremendous healing power of massage for an acute injury, but also of the rich history of Chiropractic and Osteopathic physicians who have pioneered the physical medicine field.

Sammy’s formal education includes a masters degree of science in Kinesiology, where he incorporates his understanding of nutrition, exercise prescription, and biomechanics in his treatment plans.  His approach to therapy is dynamic in nature including sports massage, stretching, structural integration, deep tissue, relaxation and subtle energy medicine techniques.

Sammy’s father is from Chile and his mother is from Mexico, making him a 100% certified Chliexican. In Sammy’s professional biased opinion, he is the best Chilexican massage therapist for you. Schedule an appointment today to receive a positively life changing experience.

Having always wanted to pursue a more natural way of healing for her career, Linzi found her calling during a tour of the Arizona School of Massage Therapy. Graduating March of 2013, she continued to learn about the body and different techniques through education courses and her clients. Working with neck and shoulder protocols, she also does hot stone massage. Along with graduating from ASMT, Linzi began a practice of yoga through videos. Taking a step further, she began to participate in studio classes to further understand the yogic philosophy. After coming across a South West Institute of Healing Arts course book, she received her Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hr. certification graduating May of 2016. Linzi now teaches private sessions at Back Health & Inner Radiance Wellness Center, focusing on flow based sessions for both beginners and advanced practitioners. She hopes to continue her education and help those who are looking for alternative healing options.

Originally from California, Kaulan was introduced to massage at an early age by her grandmother and learned that was the career she would later pursue. She receive her massage therapy license in California in 2019. She has worked for a resort spa as well as a day spa providing massage therapy. She is passionate in helping people heal their mind and body through massage. She specializes in a number of massage modalities, some being therapeutic massage, Swedish, and trigger point. 

Kaulan is also a Chiropractic Assistant at Back-Health & Inner Radiance and assists with providing therapies under the chiropractor.