Patient Stories

Meet Ryan: 

Before coming to Arise Functional Health, Ryan was struggling with a normal crawling pattern, he was 4 months behind the milestone. His delay of crawling was impacting their ability to progress to standing and walking, leaving their family searching for answers.   

Initial Concerns: Finding Hope

When Ryan first came to us, his parents were worried about what Ryans future would look like if he didn’t crawl with a normal pattern. His mother who is a Nurse Practitioner knew that importance of a normal crawling pattern and that there are long term potential cognitive side effects if a child doesn’t have a normal crawling pattern. She had already tried physical therapy, but progress was limited. They were looking for a more comprehensive solution that addressed the root causes of their child’s challenges.  

The Arise Functional Health Difference  At Arise Functional Health, we took a holistic and individualized approach to Ryan's care. Through our unique combination of:

- Functional Neurology Exercises: Targeting underdeveloped areas of the brain to improve body awareness and create a brain to body connection to his leg that was being dragged during his crawl. 

• Primitive Reflex Integration: Resolving lingering reflexes to enhance motor control.
• Sensory-Motor Activities: Strengthening the brain-body connection for better coordination and strength in his hip musculature. 
• Chiropractic Care: Supporting the nervous system for optimal communication between the brain and body. 
• Nutrition Guidance: Addressing underlying dietary factors affecting brain health and growth.   

A New Chapter: Remarkable Results  After just 6 weeks of consistent care, Ryan’s mom saw noticeable improvements. His was a normal pattern and has allowed him to unlock more advanced skills such as beginning to try to walk and is able to transfer objects from one side of his body to the other with ease.  

Some of the key changes included: 

• Normal Crawl Patterning
• Reduced Eczema
• Unlocking of new milestones such as walking    

Life-Changing Impact

Today, Ryan is thriving. He is walking, running with no problems at all and to make things better he has even caught up completely with all his milestones. No longer delayed. The entire family feels the impact of these changes, with a sense of hope and excitement for the future.

 Meet Lawson: A Journey to Transformation: Before coming to Arise Functional Health, Lawson was struggling with dyslexia, emotional regulation issues and anxiety. His anxiety, emotional regulation issues and dyslexia was impacting his school, home life, and social interactions, leaving their family searching for answers.    

Initial Concerns: Finding Hope: When Lawson first came to us, his parents were worried about dyslexia, dysgraphia, and big emotions. They had already tried behavioral intervention and different parenting approaches, but progress was limited. They were looking for a more comprehensive solution that addressed the root causes of their child’s challenges.  

The Arise Functional Health Difference:  At Arise Functional Health, we took a holistic and individualized approach to Lawson's care. Through our unique combination of: 

• Functional Neurology Exercises: Targeting underdeveloped areas of the brain to improve body awareness, phonological decoding skills, and helping reduce sympathetic tone (fight or flight responses).
• Primitive Reflex Integration: Resolving lingering reflexes to enhance motor control/coordination, emotional regulation, eliminate bed wetting and increased parasympathetic function. 
• Sensory-Motor Activities: Strengthening the brain-body connection for better coordination and balance. 
• Chiropractic Care: Supporting the nervous system for optimal communication between the brain and body. 
• Nutrition Guidance: Addressing underlying dietary factors affecting brain health and behavior.   

A New Chapter: Remarkable Results:  After just 8 months of consistent care, Lawson began to experience noticeable improvements. His confidence in school, ability to regulate emotions, and improved coordination has transformed not only his daily life but also the dynamic of their family.   

Some of the key changes included: 

• Increased confidence in activities in school, in social aspects and in life 
• Improved emotional regulation
• Having better hand eye coordination in sports
• Minimal to no anxiety   

Life-Changing Impact: Today, Lawson is thriving. His newfound confidence and abilities have opened doors to thriving in school, sports, and new experiences with minimal to no anxiety. The entire family feels the impact of these changes, with a sense of hope and excitement for the future.  

Transform Your Child’s Life Today:  At Arise Functional Health, we are passionate about helping children overcome challenges and reach their full potential. If your child is struggling with ADHD, sensory processing issues, motor coordination difficulties, Autism, or Dyslexia, we invite you to discover how our unique approach can create life-changing results for your family.   

Meet Sarah: 

 Before coming to Arise Functional Health, Sarah was struggling sensory sensitivities, attention difficulties, feeling her body, and was stuck in fight or flight. Her fear of new environments, inattentiveness, and lack of feeling her body was impacting her social interactions, ability to learn, ability to speak and not allowing the family to have friends over or be able to go places like the grocery store, leaving their family searching for answers.   

 Initial Concerns: Finding Hope:

When Sarah first came to us, her parents were worried about what would happen to her if anything ever happened to them, if she would be able to communicate her needs, and if she would be able to ever go places without sensory overload. They had already tried speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA therapy, but progress was limited. They were looking for a more comprehensive solution that addressed the root causes of their child’s challenges.  

The Arise Functional Health Difference:

 At Arise Functional Health, we took a holistic and individualized approach to Sarah's care. Through our unique combination of: 

• Functional Neurology Exercises: Targeting underdeveloped areas of the brain to improve her focus, sensory processing, feeling her body and help her express herself. 
• Primitive Reflex Integration: Resolving lingering reflexes to enhance emotional regulation, set a solid foundation for communication and feeling one with her body. 
• Sensory-Motor Activities: Strengthening the brain-body connection for better coordination and balance. 
• Chiropractic Care: Supporting the nervous system for optimal communication between the brain and body. 
• Nutrition Guidance: Addressing underlying dietary factors affecting brain health and behavior.   

A New Chapter: Remarkable Results:

 After just 6 months of consistent care, Sarah began to experience noticeable improvements. Her ability to regulate emotions, communicate, experience hunger for the first time, and venture into new environments has transformed not only her daily life but also the dynamic of her family. 

 Some of the key changes included: 

• Out of Fight or Flight- able to go into new places and crowded places without sensory overload
• Improved communication
• Able to communicate needs and produce speech
• Starting to form friendships and socialize with others    

Life-Changing Impact:

Today, Sarah is thriving. Her newfound confidence and abilities have opened doors to, trampoline parks, making friends, having family outings, and achieving milestones once thought impossible. The entire family feels the impact of these changes, with a sense of hope and excitement for the future.  

Message to Other Parents:

 “She has improved so much under Dr Garrett treatment. Now we can take her to crowded places like Mall, Indoor Trampoline Parks. Even her therapist in ABA center told us that she is mastering her skills very fast. Thank You Dr Garrett for all your efforts!”