Many people who seek any kind of care do not have a clinically identifiable disease or pathology. Their problems are based on what I call “disconnects” or blockages in normal physiology and present as dysfunctions in one or more organ systems that left unchecked would ultimately lead to disease and pathology.
Typically these patients come to us having been told that everything looks normal based upon the standard tests routinely performed by their medical doctor (physical exam, urinalysis, blood test, etc..).
Functional Medicine Practitioners and Chiropractic Physicians know that most patients are by no means “normal” but are a long way from being in a state of optimal health.
Many patients fall through the cracks of the current medical paradigm because they are neither sick from a pathological perspective ( no tissue changes, no findings on diagnostic testing, etc..) They are not 100% well! These patient fall into the gray area of medicine and we need a different approach to be able to deal with these individuals.
As a healthcare provider working in the space of Functional Medicine and Chiropractic, you need to have as many tools possible to access the body. You must be able to “cast your net wide”. Such as previous medical records, complete physical exam, urinalysis, saliva, fecal and/or blood testing.
Once all this information is collected you must be able to process it. You must quickly and efficiently communicate to the patient exactly what you think is going on with them. And finally, you must be able to clearly and concisely recommend what they must do to achieve a greater state of well-being.
This is our approach to treating the whole person.