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Many people turn to functional medicine to understand why they experience specific illnesses. Instead of just addressing the symptoms, practitioners take genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors into account to determine what’s causing a patient’s specific condition. Here’s a closer look at how you can benefit from this approach to treatment.

What You Should Know About Functional Medicine

1. Focuses on Finding Various Causes of a Diagnosis

Functional medicine practitioners believe a diagnosis can have numerous causes. A diagnosis of depression, for example, could stem from an underlying physical condition, such as kidney disease, lupus, or arthritis. A practitioner is like a detective who looks at a patient’s entire mental and medical history to make connections that provide a clearer picture of overall health and wellness.

2. Prioritizes Health Concerns

functional medicineOnce the practitioner unearths the root causes of an illness, they’ll go about tailoring a holistic treatment plan for the specific patient. The practitioner might find treating one underlying illness can lessen or eliminate other mental health symptoms being treated with pharmaceuticals or other conventional medicine methods.

3. Takes a Patient-Centered Approach

With conventional medicine, doctors identify and treat diseases related to a specific major organ system. Beyond at-home instructions, treating the illness involves little input from the patient.

With functional medicine, a patient is required to take an active role in monitoring their health. The patient will discuss their lifestyle with the practitioner for a better assessment of how the different body parts interact.

 

To get to the bottom of why you aren’t feeling well, contact the professionals at Smith Chiropractic Clinic in Concord, NC. Serving residents in Cabarrus County and the surrounding areas since 1978, the staff at this chiropractic clinic provides functional medicine services to manage conditions related to various systems of the body, such as neurological, digestive, and cardiometabolic. Find new patient information online and call (704) 788-3126 to arrange an appointment. 

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