Functional Chiropractic Medicine
Precision Functional Medicine for Complex Health Conditions
Advanced Functional Medicine and System Based Care for Precision Root-Cause Healing
When medical scans appear “normal” and the advice is limited to rest, waiting, or medication alone, many people are left still suffering without answers.
At our clinic, we take a different approach. We practice advanced functional medicine and systems-based care to identify the true cause of your symptoms, whether they originate from neurological dysfunction, biomechanical stress, impaired soft tissue function, inflammation, or disrupted communication between body systems. Rather than masking symptoms, we assess how your brain, spine, and body systems are working together and where those systems are breaking down.
Our goal is not short-term symptom suppression, but long-term symptom resolution. By addressing the root cause of dysfunction, we help restore proper function, reduce symptoms, and support true healing, even when standard tests come back “normal.”
Functional Medicine vs Conventional Medical Care: What’s the Difference?
Conventional (medical) care is primarily diagnosis- and disease-focused. Its goal is to identify a named condition using imaging, lab tests, and diagnostic criteria, then manage it, often with medication, procedures, or surgery.
This model is extremely effective for:
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Acute injuries and emergencies
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Infections and trauma
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Life-threatening conditions
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Structural damage requiring surgery
However, when tests appear “normal” yet symptoms persist, patients are often told:
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“Everything looks fine”
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"Your Tests are Normal"
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“Just rest”
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“Take this medication to manage symptoms”
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"Its just age, your old"
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"Its in your head"
In these cases, the underlying functional dysfunction may not be measured by standard tests.
Functional Medicine Chiropractic
Functional medicine is systems-based and root-cause focused. Instead of asking “What diagnosis fits this symptom?”, it asks “Why is this symptom happening?”
Functional medicine Chiropractic looks at how body systems interact, including:
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Brain and nervous system regulation
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Spine and joint mechanics
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Circulation and cerebrospinal fluid flow
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Inflammation and metabolic stress
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Hormonal, Nutrition and autonomic balance
Many functional disruptions occur before structural damage shows up on scans. Functional medicine Chiropractic identifies these early breakdowns and corrects them before the issue is visible on most special imaging scans (MRI, CT, X-ray) rather than waiting for disease to appear.
The goal is not symptom suppression, but restoration of normal function and improved overall health.
How Traditional Medical Care and Functional Medicine Differ.
Functional Medicine Chiropractic focuses on HOW the nervous system is working, not just whether it is damaged.
The Upper Cervical Spine and Functional Loss
The upper neck is one of the highest-density neurological input zones in the body.
Neck dysfunction can disrupt:
• Balance
• Vision
• Hearing
• Autonomic control
• Brainstem regulation
Bad neck input = bad brain output!
Our Goal is to improve your function through precise neurological , muscle and joint stimulation including:
• Targeted spinal adjustments
• Eye movement therapy
• Vestibular and balance rehab
• Cerebellar activation
• Autonomic regulation techniques
Our approach has NO drugs, NO surgery and NO guessing.
Most chronic symptoms are not caused by tissue damage, they are caused by poor brain signaling this is why your MRI, CT and Lab Tests can come back "normal." The brain controls pain, balance, sleep, hearing, and stress through electrical activity, sensory input, and movement feedback. When these signals become distorted, often due to neck dysfunction, concussion, inflammation, or sensory mismatch, symptoms appear. Our goal is to restore normal function and intern reduce or resolve your symptoms.
Using qEEG and Neurofeedback to improve, reduce or resolve concussion symptoms, stress related symptoms (anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD) and pain.
Supporting Research:
QEEG Brain Mapping: Finding the Root Cause
Using Quantitative EEG (QEEG) brain mapping, we measure real-time electrical activity of the brain and compare it to age-matched normative databases. This allows us to identify:
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Overactive or underactive brain regions
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Imbalances between the left and right hemispheres
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Patterns commonly seen after concussion, chronic stress, anxiety, and mood disorders
Rather than guessing, QEEG provides an objective roadmap to guide care.
Neurofeedback, Light & Sound Therapy:
Targeted Brain Retraining
Once dysfunctional patterns are identified, neurofeedback, light and sound therapy is used to gently stimulate the brain using specific frequencies, rhythms, and sensory inputs and visual feedback. These therapies are designed to:
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Calm overactive stress circuits
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Activate underperforming brain regions
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Improve brainwave regulation and connectivity
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Support neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to heal and adapt
This process helps the nervous system move out of a constant “fight-or-flight” state and into a more balanced, resilient pattern.
Why This Matters
Traditional approaches often focus on medications that suppress symptoms without addressing why the brain is dysregulated. Functional Medicine Chiropractic, targets the underlying neurological drivers, helping patients experience:
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Reduced concussion symptoms
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Improved mood and emotional regulation
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Decreased anxiety and stress
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Better sleep quality
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Clearer thinking and improved focus
A Drug-Free, Personalized Approach
Every brain is different. By combining objective brain mapping with customized neurosensory therapies, Functional Medicine Chiropractic offers a personalized, non-invasive approach designed to restore balance, improve brain function, and support long-term recovery.
Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging (RUSI)
RUSI Is Valid & Reliable for Muscle Assessment.
Studies show RUSI has good reliability when assessing muscle size and contraction ability, especially when multiple measurements are averaged and performed by trained clinicians
RUSI Improves Motor Control When Used as Biofeedback
Rehabilitative ultrasound isn’t just imaging, it can serve as real-time visual biofeedback during therapeutic exercises.
A systematic review found:
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RUSI biofeedback was more effective than tactile or verbal feedback for improving motor control of targeted muscles during exercises.
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Subjects learned correct muscle activation more quickly and retained the skill better when they could see their muscles working on screen
RUSI Helps Evaluate Muscle Function During Rehabilitation
Traditional static palpation or visual inspection doesn’t show how muscles behave during movement. RUSI allows clinicians to observe muscles in action, such as deeper core stabilizers during contraction, which may not be apparent otherwise.
This dynamic assessment can help:
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Tailor specific corrective exercises
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Monitor progress objectively
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Adjust treatment protocols based on real-time muscle behavior
Research demonstrates that qEEG can detect disease‑specific neural activity patterns with up to 72–93% sensitivity and 75–88% specificity in conditions like depression, providing quantifiable biomarkers that complement traditional evaluation and reduce diagnostic uncertainty.
Without musculoskeletal ultrasound, clinicians can miss or misclassify soft‑tissue pathology that is otherwise invisible on physical exam, whereas adding ultrasound substantially increases diagnostic certainty and changes clinician assessment in up to 95% of patients with joint pain
Understanding POCUS
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is not the domain of any particular profession; it is increasingly performed by non-radiologist health-care professionals, including rheumatologists, podiatrists, chiropractors, and physical therapists.
Such applications by non-radiologists have been called point-of-care ultrasound, in contrast to di agnostic ultrasound performed by radiologists in designated facilities.
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Understanding qEEG
A Precision, Data-Driven Brain Recovery Model
Rather than applying one-size-fits-all concussion care, this approach ensures that:
✔ Brain dysfunction is identified objectively
✔ Treatment is tailored to the individual’s neural profile
✔ Progress is tracked using repeat qEEG and functional measures
✔ Interventions are adjusted based on brain response, not symptom guessing
✔ Recovery focuses on long-term resilience, not short-term symptom suppression
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Missed diagnoses are common in medicine when relying only on symptoms and physical exam especially for soft tissue, nerve, and complex brain function disorders where signs are subtle or non‑specific.
20-30%
MD: Moderate: ~70–80% sensitivity; 20–30% error risk
15-25%
PT: Moderate–High: ~75–85% sensitivity; 15–25% error risk.
15-25%
DC: Moderate–High: ~75–85% sensitivity; 15–25% error risk
Reliance on history and physical exam alone can miss subtle neurologic and musculoskeletal dysfunction. Traditional exams miss injuries: even trained clinicians have significant diagnostic variability. Functional Medicine aims to reduce these gaps in diagnosis, and improve overall patient outcome.
