How Does this Differ from Traditional Medical Care?
Most importantly this type of care differs from traditional medical care in that it is not emergency care. Second, typically people who seek out a functional medicine doctor have more chronic type issues that have not responded to traditional medical care. Functional treatment differs in a variety of different ways. For example the treating doctor will use therapeutic grade nutrients to alter the chemistry of the body. Generally brain based rehab may be used if there are signs of brain dysfunction. Markedly this rehab restores function to areas of the brain. Consequently these areas may have been damaged from injury, birth or infection. To enhance the bodies healing capabilities expect changes to the diet. As a result, the diet can be short term or long term depending on the degree of damage to the body. To improve sleep we use specific types of exercise. For example, high intensity short burst workouts.
