Glossary Term
Functional Medicine
A care model that often emphasizes systems, lifestyle context, chronic symptom patterns, and whole-person planning.
Definition
Functional medicine is used here as a patient-search category for providers who describe systems-based chronic illness care, broad symptom review, and whole-person planning. It is a useful filter, but patients still need to compare actual services and provider fit.
Why it matters here
The phrase can mean different things across practices, so profile detail still matters.