Nutritional Care

Functional Medicine

At American Back Center, our nutritional specialists practice Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine (FM) is a science-based field of health care dedicated to the examination and treatment of complex illness at its root. A thorough understanding of the clinical imbalances—changeable precursors to sickness—that influence disease onset and progression in varying individuals is the key to prevention and restoration.

When working with a patient who has high risk factors for, or already experiences symptoms of, a particular disease, The American Back Center’s team of nutritional experts and FM specialists utilize the Functional Medicine approach to determine the clinical imbalances causing or worsening the patient’s condition.

"Functional medicine emphasizes a definable and teachable process of integrating multiple knowledge bases within a pragmatic intellectual matrix that focuses on functionality at many levels, rather than a single treatment for a single diagnosis.

Functional medicine uses the patient’s story as a key tool for integrating diagnosis, signs and symptoms, and evidence of clinical imbalances into a comprehensive approach to improve both the patient’s environmental inputs and his or her physiological function. It is a clinician’s discipline, and it directly addresses the need to transform the practice of primary care."

~The Institute for Functional Medicine

Nutritional Coaching

American Back Center has worked with industry-leader Metagenics for over 10 years, which has enabled us to provide our patients with the most advanced tools and knowledge in functional medicine, as well as the highest-quality medical food products and supplements.

Metagenics, an innovative nutraceuticals company, provides qualified physicians extensive support in implementing nutrition-based treatment and prevention protocols.

The American Back Center, one of few clinics selected by Metagenics as a First Line Therapy (FLT) Center for Excellence, provides comprehensive therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) coaching. Our team of nutritional experts and FM specialists emphasize education and positive reinforcement models in helping patients meet there health and weight loss goals.

It has been our experience that those who truly embrace TLC do so once they’ve grasped the science behind it.

Those who are successful in making permanent behavioral and dietary modifications are able to see, feel and explain the causes of their incredible results.

Patients who follow our experts’ strategic nutritional advice, learn what proper nutrition does for human health and longevity, and commit to making positive lifestyle changes achieve life-changing results.

TLC is recommended for managing chronic illness by leading health organizations, including:

• National Institutes of Health
• American Heart Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• Arthritis Foundation
• North American Menopause Society

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