Functional Medicine

Functional medicine is personalized medicine that deals with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of symptoms for serious chronic disease. It is anchored by an examination of the core clinical imbalances that underlie various disease conditions. Those imbalances arise as environmental inputs such as diet, nutrients (including air and water), exercise, and trauma are processed by one’s body, mind, and spirit through a unique set of genetic predispositions, attitudes, and beliefs. The fundamental physiological processes include communication, both outside and inside the cell; bioenergetics, or the transformation of food into energy; replication, repair, and maintenance of structural integrity, from the cellular to the whole body level; elimination of waste; protection and defense; and transport and circulation.

Functional imbalances are the precursors to the signs and symptoms by which we detect and label (diagnose) organ system disease. Improving balance – in the patient’s environmental inputs and in the body’s fundamental physiological processes – is the precursor to restoring health and it involves much more than treating the symptoms.

Functional medicine is dedicated to improving the management of complex, chronic disease by intervening at multiple levels to address these core clinical imbalances and to restore each patient’s functionality and health. Functional medicine is not a unique and separate body of knowledge. It is grounded in scientific principles and information widely available in medicine today, combining research from various disciplines into highly detailed yet clinically relevant models of disease pathogenesis and effective clinical management.

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Functional Medicine Tree
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Conditions Commonly Treated with OMT Include:

Dental

Orthodontic Problems, TemporoMandibular Joint Syndrome, Malocclusion, Advanced Lightwire Functional Appliance (ALF) dental appliance combination treatment

Neurological

Dizziness and Vertigo, Head Trauma, Migraine Headaches, Post Concussion Syndrome, Post-MVA Inertial Injury [Whiplash], Seizures, Visual Disturbances, Dementia, Parkinsons Disease

Respiratory

Allergies, Asthma, Bronchitis, Frequent Colds, Recurrent Sore Throats

Genetic

Congenital Malformations, Down Syndrome

Pediatric

ADD, ADHD, Autism, Behavioral Problems, Cerebral Palsy, Colic, Developmental Delays, Failure to Thrive, Learning Disorders, Otitis Media [ear infections], Plagiocephaly [misshaped head], Spitting Up, Strabismus [Crossed-Eyes or Lazy Eye], Sucking Difficulties

Ear, Nose, and Throat

Chronic Ear Infections, Chronic Tonsillitis, Sinusitis, Throat Pain, Tinnitus

Somatic

Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, Joint or Muscular Pain

Pregnancy

Back Pain, Groin Pain, Varicose Veins, Prevention of Labor Problems

Digestive

Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Nausea, Diarrhea, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Psychiatric

Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sleep Disturbances

Orthopedic

Kyphosis, Lordosis, Postural Imbalances, Scoliosis

Genitourinary

Bedwetting, Prostatitis, Urinary Incontinence

Complex Conditions

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Tick-borne Illnesses, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), Mast Cell Activation Disorders, Autoimmune Illness