John Marian

At Vital Health and Body, Saratoga Dr. Marian is asked about the most common misconceptions regarding Chiropractic Care & Functional Medicine.

The top questions mainly surround, safety, effectiveness, duration and cost.

Misconception #1 Safety & Effectiveness

Within Chiropractic care, The survey, conducted on behalf of the Palmer College of Chiropractic, based in Davenport, Iowa, found that more than 62 million people have seen a chiropractor since 2011, and 77 percent of those treated found their chiropractic care "very effective."   Chiropractors are widely recognized as one of the safest, non-invasive and drug free therapies.

Functional Medicine continues to gain attention as a new and viable approach to healthcare with some of the most renowned  institutions such as IFM, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and much more, with researchers confirming the efficiency and effectiveness of functional medicine through the use of cutting edge lab testing and correcting the lifestyle generated illnesses of our times.

Misconception #2 Duration

There are many people that think once they go to a chiropractor they will have to continue going.  That is not the case at Vital Health and Body. Each new patient we see goes through a detailed medical history, evaluation, examination and assessment.  Your goals will be discussed and recommendations will be made for your treatment plan, (including a start and end date).  Once we have concluded your treatment plan, assuming your goals have been achieved, you will be released from active care.  Once released what happens next is up to you.  We will discuss the benefit of regular Chiropractic care but if you decide to be released from care, your decision will be fully supported.

Misconception #3 Cost associated with treatment 

There are documented studies performed in peer-review medical journals and by health insurance companies highlighting the savings associated with chiropractic treatment. When Chiropractic care is utilized, nearly every metric associated with cost is improved.

The practice of Functional Medicine is a return to basic healthcare.  Our goal is to prevent chronic disease through early intervention by treating the root cause of disease instead of the symptoms through medications.  With cutting edge lab testing, guiding treatment plans that revolve around lifestyle changes, nutrition, supplementation and stress management, we are able to drastically decrease the cost of healthcare.

This has given way to a growing and gaining traction in more insurance providers seeing the value in the science and technology that results in vastly improving diagnosis and treatment of disease, which leads to better patient outcomes and cheaper costs.