Authored by Alex Vasquez 

Foundational Assessments and Wellness Promotion in Integrative Chiropractic and Functional Medicine is a clinically-oriented textbook that introduces and reviews essential concepts in patient assessment and wellness promotion. Beyond reviewing fundamentals of patient management and history-taking, this book provides valuable insight into the performance and interpretation of necessary laboratory tests. Laboratory interpretation is often necessary for the management of common conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, as well as for the detection of the cause(s) of chronic unwellness and the contributors to various common clinical disorders. Routinely performed lab tests are often underinterpreted; many doctors have not been trained to optimize their usefulness. Further, many available tests are underutilized, thus leaving doctors and patients unaware of the answers that are easily available to them. This book shows doctors how to use tests accurately and effectively; the nutritional protocols help doctors and patients along the path toward wellness and optimal health.


 

About the author:
Dr Alex Vasquez is a graduate of University of Western States (Doctor of Chiropractic, 1996), Bastyr University (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, 1999), and University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010). Dr Vasquez is the author of several textbooks-Integrative Orthopedics (2004, 2007, 2012), Integrative Rheumatology (2006, 2007), Musculoskeletal Pain: Expanded Clinical Strategies (published by the Institute for Functional Medicine, 2008), Chiropractic and Naturopathic Mastery of Common Clinical Disorders (2009), Integrative Medicine and Functional Medicine for Chronic Hypertension (2011), Migraine Headaches, Hypothyroidism, and Fibromyalgia (2012), and Mitochondrial Nutrition (2012)-and approximately 100 letters and articles in professional magazines and medical journals such as TheLancet.com, BMJ-British Medical Journal, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Nutritional Perspectives, JMPT-Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association, Original Internist, Integrative Medicine, Holistic Primary Care, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, JAOA-Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Dynamic Chiropractic, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Arthritis & Rheumatism-Official Journal of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr Vasquez lectures internationally to healthcare professionals and practices in Oregon in a private office specializing in treatments for autoimmune disease and complex metabolic disorders. Additional information, updates, and downloadable articles are available at OptimalHealthResearch.com.

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