Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine FAQ
Functional Medicine Fees
Visit our office in West Des Moines for an appointment. We offer consultations at different timeframes to meet your needs.
- 15 minutes: $75
- 30 minutes: $150
- 60 minutes: $300
Understanding Your Health: A Functional Medicine Approach
Conventional medicine typically addresses health issues as individual symptoms. In contrast, functional medicine delves deeper, targeting the root causes of your health challenges.
What is Functional Medicine?
Imagine an iceberg. The tip represents your symptoms, like diabetes or fibromyalgia. Functional medicine dives deeper, exploring the hidden imbalances and dysfunctions beneath the surface that contribute to those symptoms.
Functional medicine works to correct these underlying issues, helping you achieve long-term health and a better quality of life.
Why is Functional Medicine Important?
Today’s healthcare system often relies on quick fixes for chronic conditions. While these can be helpful in emergencies, they may not address the underlying issues for long-term health.
Functional medicine offers a more comprehensive approach, using two key principles:
- Support your body’s natural healing: It aims to identify and address any deficiencies that prevent your body from functioning optimally.
- Remove obstacles to health: It looks for factors that hinder your body’s natural healing processes.
How Does Functional Medicine Work?
Functional medicine practitioners employ various methods, such as:
- Comprehensive lab tests: Identifying the underlying factors contributing to your health issues.
- In-depth consultations: Gaining insights into your personal health history and lifestyle choices.
- Detailed consultations: To understand your unique medical history and lifestyle.
- Natural supplements (vitamins, herbs, etc.)
- Conventional medicine (when needed)
- This holistic approach aims to empower you to take control of your health and reach your optimal well-being.
Key Focus Areas
We provide specialized care for a wide range of health concerns that are interconnected, helping you achieve improved well-being through tailored treatments.
Treating the Root Cause, Not Just Symptoms
Traditional medicine often focuses on suppressing symptoms with medication. Functional medicine, however, aims to restore your body’s natural balance, potentially reducing or eliminating the need for medication in the long run.
Dr. Matt and the entire staff have been GREAT! I went in for some issues I was having with my neck and back and Dr. Matt also helped me with some other issues I was having with my calf and shoulders that have made a HUGE improvement in my overall health and comfort.
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Dr. Matt has done wonders for me and I recommend him highly – I can’t say enough good things about him. Dr. Matt and staff are good people and will take great care of you.
My family have used chiropractic and physical therapy services here and every one of us have had excellent outcomes. I wouldn’t go anywhere else these folks are as good as it gets.
Dr. Matthew squeezed me in on short notice and took very good care of me. He was very thorough and didn’t just adjust me and let me walk out. Amazing experience here and the receptionist is a sweetheart.
I really love it here! They are very friendly and I feel Dr. Wilson is giving me great treatment! I also don’t feel pressured into coming back too frequently. The adjustments are great! Great office!
Very professional and in depth consultation. These people seem to genuinely care about people’s health and progress.