Diagnostic Labs & Imaging
Located in Destin, Florida
Our practice is equipped with state-of-the-art testing procedures to accurately diagnose our patients. We use the latest tools to get a comprehensive understanding of our patients’ conditions. When clinically necessary, we offer in house x-ray imaging for patients to gain an in-depth understanding of the problem! If more advanced imaging is required, we will refer to a local imaging center. We also are equipped with a variety of labs and blood work that looks deeper into the root-cause of patients presenting complaints.
The Correct Diagnosis
Pain or chronic fatigue are usually a symptom of an underlying problem and not the problem itself, so the most important step in any treatment program is to determine the source of the problem. The correct diagnosis can mean the difference between getting better and getting frustrated.
Are You Struggling to Find Answers to Why You Feel Bad?
It has been a mission of ours to bring the most innovated lab testing to Destin, Fl to help our patients find answers to all of their burning questions of why they are not feeling well. We primarily order Functional Lab testing to take a look for the root-cause of why you aren’t feeling well. We recommend scheduling a Functional Medicine consultation to help advise you on which labs may be a good fit for your presenting complaints.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to have an x-ray to be seen in your office?
No. We only take images on a case by case basis. Our practitioners will advise you on whether or not it would be important for you to have imaging done in our office.
My blood work seems to always come back ‘normal’ or slightly out of range and my doctor says ‘Everything is fine.’ Why do I still have symptoms even when my lab work is ‘normal’?
Most blood tests are reported using an established lab or pathological range. If you are within this range, you are told that your tests are “normal”. These ranges should not be confused with optimal or healthy.
Why is that?
Lab ranges are established on taking the results from a sample of people who have health problems and maybe on multiple medicines. The results are averaged to establish the lab ranges. When you test within the lab ranges for normal it means you are not yet as sick as the sick people used to determine the lab ranges.
A more thorough approach is to consider the functional for optimal rangers as well as the lab ranges. The functional ranges take the middle 20% of the lab range to establish the optimal range. This serves to “flag” those tests that indicate dysfunction, but are not outside the lab ranges indicating pathology.
The functional ranges help to uncover the underlying causes of your symptoms in order for you to use nutritional support and lifestyle changes to help remove the causes of your symptoms. Considering the functional ranges is very valuable in practicing prevention in order to avoid major problems later.
Does insurance cover imaging or lab work?
It depends on your insurance carrier. Functional lab work is generally not covered by insurance. We are able to print an ‘itemized superbill’ for you to send into your insurance company to seek reimbursement. We often refer patients to Quest or LabCorp to have their labs drawn which allows for more insurance coverage.
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