Chronic Functional Conditions

Chronic functional problems that are not immediately life-threatening make diagnostic labels much less valuable. The same chronic symptom can arise from many different imbalances, so symptom suppression does not restore the producing system. In chronic functional conditions, symptom suppression can be counterproductive when it replaces investigation and correction of the imbalance. Treating chronic symptoms alone can worsen the situation by allowing the underlying cause to continue. For chronic symptoms, the article prioritizes identifying lifestyle or functional imbalance and restoring normal physiology. Heartburn, headaches, insomnia, fatigue, ADD, high blood pressure, and hypothyroid problems are presented as examples of chronic functional conditions.