Inclusive of standard chiropractic treatment, we integrate traditional health practices with "alternative" or "complementary" treatment modalities. Through the use of the latest laboratory neurotransmitter testing and other diagnostic techniques and consultation with medical colleagues, we create a focus on treatment and prevention through nutrition, detoxification programs, therapeutic diets, targeted amino acid therapy, vitamins and/or stress management techniques.

Although chiropractic is used most frequently to relieve low back pain, studies have found it to be effective for a variety of conditions, such as migraine headaches, neck and shoulder pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, hip and knee pain,and fibromyalgia.

The first thing a chiropractor will do is ask you about the health complaints about which you are chiefly concerned. The DC will also ask about your family history, dietary habits, other care you may have had (chiropractic, osteopathic, medical, etc.), your job, and other questions designed to help determine the nature of your illness and the best way to go about treating the problem.
A physical examination will be performed in accordance with your DC's clinical judgement, which may include x-rays, laboratory analysis and other diagnostic procedures. In addition, a careful spinal examination and analysis will be performed to detect any structural abnormalities which may be affecting or causing your condition. All of these elements are important components of your total health profile, and vital to the doctor of chiropractic in evaluating your problem.

Functional medicine is a dynamic approach to assessing, preventing and treating complex chronic disease. Functional Medicine helps clinicians identify and ameliorate dysfunctions in the physiology and the biochemistry of the human body as a primary method of improving patient health.
Functional Medicine acknowledges that chronic disease is almost always preceded by a lengthy period of declining function in one or more of the body's systems. Returning patients to health requires reversing(or substantially improving)the specific dysfunctions that have contributed to the disease state.
Functional medicine is an evolution in the practice of health care that addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. We consider the complex web of interactions in the patient's history, physiology and lifestyle that can lead to illness.

After a complete health and nutritional history, physical examination and appropriate urinary and/or salivary neurotransmitter testing, Dr. Armine will prescribe a course of nutritional treatment usually consisting of vitamins and Targeted Amino Acid Therapy (TAAT). The specific combination of ingredients will support the body's ability to make hormones and neurotransmitters.

Research has shown that many of today's most common health concerns, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, chronic fatigue, etc. can result from imbalances in the nervous system. However, daily stressors, emotional disturbances, chronic infections, and a poor diet are some of the factors that can disrupt neurotransmitter balance, potentially leading to poor health.

At our office, we look for the reason for insomnia/sleep issues. Such as high stress hormones at night, neurotransmitter imbalances, etc. We treat cause, not the effect. Please go to my Blog section and read the October 9, 2009 blog entitled "Why Can’t I Sleep?" for a full explanation.