The United States has spent more than 4 trillion dollars (about $12,000 per person in the U.S.) per year on healthcare. We consume more than 75% of the world’s medications. Out of the top ten industrialized nations, we are ranked last. Traditional medicine’s focus on symptom management is a flawed approach to healthcare. By the time symptoms are present, the patient is often already in full-blown disease.
The traditional approach to healthcare focuses on compartmentalizing the patient instead of looking at the whole person, which is how the body is designed to work.
We have seen thousands of patients in our practice, many with health conditions that require co-management with physicians or specialists. We noticed the same pattern in patients dealing with pain. Many sought care through primary care first and then later saw a chiropractor, pain management specialist, or physical therapist.
The problem is that providers often did not communicate well with one another, and no one was overseeing the entire picture. This often leaves the patient to self-advocate and coordinate their own care, which is stressful and ineffective.
