Functional Restoration Institute

Functional Restoration Institute Chiropractic Sports Medicine & Functional Medicine
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11/25/2025

Nerve pain can feel the same even when the cause is not. Check if your issue is neuropathy or radiculopathy before you chase fixes. A clear understanding of the root cause, leads to a clear plan.

11/24/2025

What if diabetes starts with mixed signals in your body? When you walk each day and handle stress you help your muscles use insulin better so your glucose drops without big diet changes. Sleep loss and stress push your body to protect itself and your sugar stays high. You can shift this by restoring insulin sensitivity with simple daily movement and steady stress habits.

11/21/2025

Most people are taking NAD the wrong way. NAD is too large for the body to absorb well, so drips and supplements often miss the mark. NMN and NR work differently. They’re the raw materials your body uses to create NAD naturally. That’s why leading researchers rely on precursors, not direct NAD. If you’re spending on NAD drips, you might be paying for results you’re not actually getting. The smarter strategy is choosing NMN or NR.

11/18/2025

The further a weight is from your body, the heavier it feels to your spine. Keeping the load close to your center of gravity cuts the lever arm and spares your back. Even a small reach multiplies spinal strain. Hold it close, move with your hips, and let your legs do the work.

11/17/2025

Fascia isn’t just one sheet. It’s a web of layers: superficial under the skin, deep around muscles, meningeal around the brain and spine, and visceral wrapping every organ. These layers talk constantly through pressure, fluid, and nerve signals. When an organ’s fascia stiffens, you might feel it as back pain or shoulder tension. Treating fascia can help restore that internal balance.

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11/14/2025

Compartment syndrome isn’t rare. It’s just missed. I had a patient who went to the ER for a simple shoulder reduction. It was forced back in, a vessel tore, swelling built up in the arm and it turned into compartment syndrome. He had to undergo a fasciotomy. If you ever see pain out of proportion, pain with stretching and a tight super swollen limb, that’s an ER visit.

11/11/2025

Fascia can tear and it happens more than people think. Plantar fascia, around the Achilles, even low back fascia. It usually fails after months of overload. If pain keeps coming back, assess the fascia properly and use imaging when symptoms do not match the exam.

11/07/2025

Stop trying to make up your protein at night. For most people, muscle building signals max out around 30-35 grams per meal. Split your daily protein across meals.

11/06/2025

Sometimes we see unfortunate nerve injuries from surgeries. Wishing .waggs all the best and love the positive outlook!

11/04/2025

Recurring headaches? Cover your basics first. Test red blood cell magnesium. Check B1, B2, B6, B9, B12 and use homocysteine as a clue. Vitamin D levels are important as well. For the minerals, check for calcium, copper, and zinc. When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.

11/03/2025

Dealing with tendon pain? Don't ignore the paratenon. The paratenon is the sheath around the tendon that feeds it, makes hyaluronan to cut friction. It also carries pain signaling nerves, so it can contribute to your "tendon pain". Swelling or crepitus are good signs to look for. If your achilles or patellar rehab keeps stalling, treat the sheath too with more fascia specific exercises, isometrics, and soft tissue work.

10/31/2025

Seems like our gut microbiome also affects how we perceive pain.

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