Asheville Functional Neurology

Chiropractic Nutrition

Asheville Functional Neurology is a Chiropractic Nutrition practice in Asheville, NC with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in treating musculoskeletal injuries and maintaining musculoskeletal health through a combination of chiropractic techniques and nutrition. Chiropractic Nutritionists at Asheville Functional Neurology perform nutritional guidance and recommendations to improve musculoskeletal, nervous system, and brain health. Chiropractic Nutrition is a medical specialty focused on improving patient health by combining chiropractic methods and carefully monitored nutritional principles. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Chiropractic Nutrition practices include spinal injuries, muscle tears, back pain, migraines, neck pain, reduced ability to walk, stand, or balance, and post-surgical recovery. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Chiropractic Nutrition practices include range of movement assessment, spine and neck adjustment, nutritional counseling, patient education, nutritional supplementation, physical therapy, balance activities, and referral to other specialists as needed.

Chiropractic Nutrition is that specialty within the chiropractic profession that deals with the overall factors that affect the patient's ability to maintain the manipulative correction and thus sustain better neurological integrity. The Chiropractic Nutrition Specialist will perform extensive research on the patient's previous health history, ethnicity, and any family history related to what the patient is being treated for. Patients fill out questionnaires concerning dietary and sleep patterns and previous or present symptomology. A nutrition examination would be performed to assess areas such as absorption rates, adrenal function, kidney health, lung health etc. The patient is often instructed on how to check the pH of their saliva and urine, test for the presence of Candida Albicans, etc., at home. Outside laboratory testing includes blood, urine, hair analysis, food allergy testing etc. The patient's prescription and over the counter medications are recorded and analyzed.

Chiropractic

Asheville Functional Neurology is a Chiropractic practice in Asheville, NC with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in applying chiropractic healing methods to provide relief for dysfunctions of the neck, spine, musculoskeletal, and nervous system. Chiropractors at Asheville Functional Neurology perform spine manipulation (also called chiropractic adjustment) to improve your overall physical health. Chiropractic is a medical specialty dedicated to practicing non-surgical healing techniques to reduce patient pain while improving mobility. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Chiropractic practices include lower back pain, neck pain, knee pain, migraines, athletic injuries, muscle strains, torn ACL, osteoarthritis, slipped or herniated spinal discs, and post-surgical recovery. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Chiropractic practices include x-ray, MRI, and CT scan diagnostic imaging, reflex testing, range of motion assessment, massage, electric stimulation therapy, nutritional counseling, and physical therapy.

A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.

Chiropractic Neurology

Asheville Functional Neurology is a Chiropractic Neurology practice in Asheville, NC with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain, spine, and nervous system. Chiropractic Neurologists at Asheville Functional Neurology perform non-surgical procedures such as spinal adjustment, balance and coordination activities, and physical therapy. Chiropractic Neurology is a medical specialty dedicated to diagnosing and treating brain, spine, and nervous system disorders without the use of medication or surgery. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Chiropractic Neurology practices include vertigo, spinal cord injuries, migraine, stroke, multiple sclerosis, radiculopathy, chronic pain, dystonia, neuropathy, restless leg syndrome, Parkinson's disease, and balance disorders. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Chiropractic Neurology practices include digital imaging diagnostics such as MRI, CT scan, and x-ray, gait analysis, balance adjustment activities, chiropractic adjustments, post-stroke rehabilitation, eye exercises, and physical and cognitive exercises.

Chiropractic Neurology is defined as the field of functional neurology that engages the internal - and external environment of the individual in a structured and targeted approach to affect positive changes in the nervous system and consequently the physiology and behavior of an individual. Chiropractic Neurologists are board-certified specialists in non-drug, non-surgical care for those with neurologically based health problems. There are many conditions people suffer from that are in this broad category: learning and attention disorders, headaches, vertigo, pain syndromes, developmental disorders, nerve injury, spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke, movement disorders, and many other conditions.