Episode 101: Navigating Functional Medicine in a Small Town with Dr. Edling

In today’s Practitioner Spotlight, we speak with Dr. Edling, a seasoned chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner from the small town of Osceola, Wisconsin. With over 20 years of experience integrating functional medicine into a rural practice, he shares the unique challenges and rewards of serving a close-knit community with limited resources, from adapting care to meet patients’ financial constraints to the importance of ongoing learning and genuine relationships.Interviewed by Elaine Marshall.Want the most comprehensive functional medicine training? Start your seven-day free trial at kharrazianinstitute.com and access over 300 hours of clinical training with Dr. Kharrazian and leading functional medicine clinicians. If you're not a clinician, look for functional medicine patient courses at drknews.com.TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Chiropractic and functional medicine journey05:03 Mentoring young football coaches06:37 Candidate selection and burnout discussion10:03 Functional neurology focus and family15:45 Discussing patient follow-through and rehab18:32 Reflecting on Krause Experiences21:01 Explaining the upstream health model24:08 Family vacation and gluten challenge26:59 Helping patients with financial struggles32:43 Focus on personal health and fitness35:07 Recovering from a major accident39:27 Collaborating with Committed Clients43:10 Encouragement for practitioners45:33 Outro and program offeringsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/solving-the-puzzle-with-dr-datis-kharrazian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.