Physio-Logic Physical Therapy & Integrative Health
What to Expect – Chronic Pain Program
and Functional Medicine
Raising the level of wellness so that disease cannot flourish
My approach to treatment for chronic pain and Functional Medicine are similar – in fact one might consider the chronic pain program to be Functional Medicine Plus. With chronic pain treatment, we will use a functional medicine model to explore root causes plus brain retraining plus physical therapy if needed.
In preparation for our first visit, I will send you some forms to fill out at home. This will include an extensive health history questionnaire and several other forms to help me understand important information about your condition.
Your First Visit
Your first visit will be approximately 2 hrs.
We will review your history and forms, and likely I will ask many questions. I will listen carefully to your story.
We will talk about your goals, and what you would like to achieve for your health.
Together we will plot out a timeline of the big picture of your health – from birth until now. This will give us important clues.
Through this conversation and plotting a timeline, we will look for antecedents (things that set the stage for your condition), triggers (the final blow or events that tipped the scale into illness), and mediators/perpetuators
(the things in your life that keep it going).
I will do a physical exam.
Together, we will take all this information and write it on a map called the Functional Medicine Matrix.
I like to think of this as a wheel of health that we are planning to balance.
Putting it all together:
Now we will have some valuable information. I will propose a plan of action and suggest a place to start.
We will initiate some first steps on your healing journey together. I will provide an overview of the various components of the plan and propose a simple step or two you can begin on the first day towards improving your health.
Follow-up visits:
Each follow up visit is ~ 1 hour.
Your second visit should occur within ~ 2 weeks.
Frequency of visits, beyond the first 2, are usually most beneficial at once per month for the first 6 months, although the frequency will be personalized to your unique needs.
Now is when we begin our deep dive into the details of learning the actions you can take to restore vibrant health.
It is possible to RESTORE your health and RENEW your life. Let’s begin this healing journey together. I will walk alongside you to help you determine and meet your health and wellness goals.