Functional

Pathological

1. The body is viewed as a dynamic and complex interconnected system of mind, body, and emotions.
2. Emphasis is placed on identification of areas of imbalance or dysfunction in normal physiology.
3. Diagnosis integrates data from many different systems and methods.
4. Treatment addresses the underlying causes of dysfunction.
5. Major focus is spent on both subjective and objective information gathering based on a concept of optimal physiological function.
6. Allows for an early prediction of dysfunction.
7. Health is measured along a wellness continuum, which is a spectrum moving from health to disease. Intervention can be made at every stage of the spectrum to restore and/or improve health and wellness.
   

1. The body is viewed as a “machine” composed of separate systems reduced into its constituent parts.
2. Emphasis is placed on the identification of disease or pathological tissue change.
3. Diagnosis is extremely specialized.
4. Treatment is based on reducing symptoms.
5. Major focus is spent on how the patient is doing based on charts, statistics, and test results etc. that are measured against a statistical “normal population”.
6. Relies on late stage development of disease as a marker.
7. Health is measured as an absence of disease. As long as you do not have a disease, you are considered healthy.