Functional medicine chooses to seek out and treat disease at the root cause level. Root causes of disease include: diet and food sensitivities, toxic exposures, infections, stress and gut health.
Testing in functional medicine searches for imbalances in the body that can be corrected by supporting the body’s natural healing abilities.
When imbalance of the body manifests in the peripheral nervous system (in the nerves), it is known as a “neuropathy”. Sensory, motor and autonomic nerves can be involved. Neuropathy is a disruption in the communication between our extremities and the brain leading to abnormal sensation, motor control and/or balance.
