Do I need bloodwork to receive functional medical care?

Not necessarily. The appropriate evaluation depends on your individual concerns. Dr. Donnelly can explain what testing or assessment makes sense for you.

Will I automatically be prescribed supplements?

No. Recommendations are individualized. When supplements, herbs, or other nutritional support are considered, Dr. Donnelly will screen your response to them.

Do you help with digestive issues?

Digestive concerns can have many contributing factors. Functional medicine may be used as part of an evaluation for concerns such as heartburn, acid reflux and constipation.

Can functional medicine be combined with chiropractic care?

Yes. The different approaches can be used together when appropriate, as the goal is to understand and address the whole person rather than isolate one symptom.

Find the factors that may be keeping you from feeling your best

Functional medicine looks beyond a symptom or symptoms to ask a bigger question: What is contributing to this problem?

‍At Red Canyon Chiropractic, functional medicine combines nutrition, lifestyle and individulized assessment with Dr. Donnelly’s broader whole-body approach.

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What is Functional Medicine?

Functional medicine focuses onthe underlying factors that may contribute to how you’re feeling and how your body is functioning.

Functional medicine takes a root-cause approach, looking at nutrition, lifestyle, body systems, and individual needs – rather than treating every person and symptom the same way.

At Red Canyon, functional medicine is highly personalized. This is why Dr. Donnelly emphasizes proper assessment as opposed to guesswork.

Test. Don’t Guess

One of the ways Red Canyon differs from a typical supplement-based approach is the use of neurological screening for supplements, herbs and homeopathic remedies.

Dr. Donnelly can assess your body’s responds to a supplement before you purchase it to take home. Not every supplement will work for every person. Assessment allows patients to make decisions based on what their bodies are actually showing them.

Through targeted supplementation, changes can be seen in areas including:

Muscle function
Range of motion
Cranial nerve function
Pain response

What is FUNCTIONAL Medicine And how can it help?

Functional medicine is for anyone struggling with chronic or complicated health conditions, as well as those looking for preventative, whole-body wellness care.

It may be helpful if you are dealing with:

‍Ongoing digestive concerns

Sleep concerns

‍Concerns about vitamins or supplements

Constipation

‍Symptoms that have not improved with a one-size-fits-all approach

Low energy

‍Nutritional deficiencies or questions

Hearburn or acid reflux

‍Weight or metabolic concerns

You want to know more about what is affecting your overall health

How It Works

what to expect

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Your care begins with an evaluation of your individual concerns and health history.

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From there, Dr. Donnelly may use functional medicine screening alongside chiropractic, neurological, and other assessments to understand what may be contributing to the problem.

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Your plan may include nutritional changes, lifestyle recommendations or targeted supplements.

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Dr. Donnelly will always make sure you understand what is being recommended, and why. As your body changes, your plan may change with it.

Root-Cause care, not an endless list of supplements

The goal of functional medicine is not to send you home with a shelf full of supplements. Rather, it is to identify what your body need, and help it function properly.

Dr. Donnelly’s broader approach is rooted in the idea that the body has an inherent ability to heal and regulate itself. His job is to help identify and remove obstacles that may be getting in the way.

A person in a maroon sweater using their hands to adjust or manipulate the back of another person lying face down on a black padded surface, with the person lying down wearing blue jeans and a black and gray checkered shirt.

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Why Red Canyon?

Dr. Lawrence Donnelly combines functional medicine with his training and experience in chiropractic care, applied kinesiology and Neuro-Emotional Technique. This gives him more than one way to investigate a problem.

Rather than treating every symptom the same way, Dr. Donnelly looks at how structural, neurological, and emotional factors may be interacting.

Functional Medicine

Find the factors that may be keeping you from feeling your best