Functional Health
Meet our Functional Health Provider
Dr. Troy Factora PT, DOMP, DPT, FMCP.
Dr. Troy's Holistic Health practice started on a single word. CAUSATION.
That it's not only about medications and surgeries but trying to figure out what patients can do to mitigate their impairments prior to embarking on medications and surgeries. Not that medications and surgeries do not work but as we know in medicine, if we fall within the range of normalcy, we will have to wait until the actual disease is diagnosed before being addressed. What if we crave for health, wellness, longevity and prevention. What if the solution is to find an upstream solution rather than downstream? What can a patient change and be accountable for other than the traditional concept of taking medications or doing surgeries? Where do we see ourselves in the next 10 years of our lives or during the last 10 years of our lives? Finding the root cause rather than symptomatic relief. Functional medicine is Lifestyle Medicine.
Dr. Troy Factora journeyed to achieve
Certification in Functional Medicine in 2021. (FMCP)
Functional Health is a specialized branch of medicine that is a holistic, individualized, patient-centered and evidence-based approach that facilitates patients and practitioners partnership to address and investigate the underlying causes of a disease process and promote optimal wellness.
It considers the many facets of the patient’s life, from birth, childhood, and to the present. Genetic traits and factors from parents and siblings become part of the patient’s health data and are also assessed. Components to assess for causations of disease processes are:
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Gut health (leaky gut, leaky brain, poor absorption, poor overall health)
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Hormones
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Neurotransmitters, nerves, and circulation
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Inflammation, detoxification, and oxidative stress
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Physiologic stress
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Mindset
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Therapeutic rest
A thorough understanding of all possible factors are considered to establish a personalized treatment plan for the patient. Lifestyle changes or what we call “lifestyle medicine” is the number one target intervention. These are factors in the patient’s daily life that can be controlled and improved which comprises the main bulk of Functional medicine intervention.
Functional Health is a systems biology-based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of a disease process. By addressing root cause, rather than symptoms, practitioners are able to establish the complexity of the disease process.
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