Functional Health Associates

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Functional Health Associates is a women-led clinic providing evidence-informed spine care and rehabilitation in Portage and Kalamazoo, MI, specializing in sciatica, back pain, neck pain, and headaches.

05/28/2026

What if the way you move is the reason your pain keeps showing up?

Your pain changes when you move.

That matters.

The way your symptoms respond to sitting, standing, bending, and walking can provide important clues.

That’s why we start with movement.

Test → Treat → Retest

📍Portage / Kalamazoo

Two patients. Two unexpected gifts. One very grateful chiropractor.The flowers are beautiful. The painted rock made me s...
05/26/2026

Two patients. Two unexpected gifts. One very grateful chiropractor.

The flowers are beautiful. The painted rock made me smile immediately.

Moments like these remind me that healthcare is about more than treating symptoms—it’s about the relationships built along the way.

Thank you for your kindness and for trusting Functional Health Associates with your care.

-Leighia






This Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.Our office will be closed ...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Our office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen Tuesday with extended hours.

Thank you to the heroes who gave everything.

05/19/2026

Most people are told what’s “wrong.”

But very few people are actually tested to see what changes their symptoms.

At Functional Health Associates, we start with movement.

Test → Treat → Retest

Because treatment should make sense for YOU.

📍Portage / Kalamazoo

05/17/2026

“You have degeneration.”
“Come multiple times a week.”
“Do this for months.”

But is treatment actually changing your symptoms?

At Functional Health Associates, we start with movement.

Test → Treat → Retest

📍Portage / Kalamazoo

05/14/2026

Most people keep trying things… without ever knowing if they’re actually helping.

They do stretches.
Exercises.
Maybe even adjustments.

But if nothing is really changing, they just keep repeating the same cycle.

That’s usually the part that gets missed.

05/12/2026

This exercise doesn’t work for everyone.

Some people do press-ups and their pain improves.
Others do the exact same movement… and it makes things worse.

That’s not random.

If your symptoms change with movement, that’s usually the most important clue we have.

That’s where we start.

05/10/2026

If nothing has worked for your back or neck pain… it’s usually not because nothing works.

Most people try stretches, exercises, or treatment without ever figuring out if it’s the right direction for them.

If your symptoms change with movement, that’s the clue.

And figuring that out correctly means finding the right pattern… and knowing when something shouldn’t be treated that way.

That’s what we figure out first.

05/09/2026

I’ve been talking about movement for over 25 years.

And one thing has always been true:
if your symptoms change when you move, that gives us direction.

What makes it better?
What makes it worse?

That’s how treatment becomes more specific.

05/06/2026

If your pain changes when you move… that matters.

Most people notice it:
sitting makes it worse, standing helps, bending changes it…

But then nobody really checks what that means.

If your symptoms change, that’s information.

And treatment should be based on that!

Address

8175 Creekside Drive , Suite 110
Portage, MI
49024

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 1pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 6:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+12693245000

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