Functional Medicine in Naples, FL

Cost depends on the length of your first visit, whether imaging is needed and how many rechecks your plan includes, so we quote it after your consultation. Outside lab fees are billed separately. We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna, and CareCredit is available. Call (239) 593-6788 for a figure for your case.

Most patients notice the first changes in two to four weeks, usually steadier energy, better sleep or easier mornings. Shifts in weight, activity tolerance and lab markers generally take three to six months of consistent habits. Dr. Bergtold rechecks at four to six weeks so progress is measured rather than assumed.

No. Dr. Bergtold is a chiropractor, not a physician. He provides lab-informed lifestyle, nutrition and movement guidance within a chiropractic scope of practice and coordinates with your physician, who continues to diagnose conditions, order treatment and manage medication. Wellness care runs alongside your medical care, never in place of it.

No. We do not prescribe, stop or adjust any medication, and we will not tell you to change a prescription. If your plan raises a question about a medication or a supplement interaction, we send you back to your prescribing physician or pharmacist with that question in writing so the decision stays with them.

We typically review markers such as fasting glucose, A1c, a lipid panel, inflammatory markers, thyroid studies and vitamin D. Most patients already have recent bloodwork from their physician, and we start there. When a useful test is missing, we discuss it with you and with your physician rather than working around them.

No. The visits themselves involve conversation, a physical and movement exam and, when included, a maintenance chiropractic adjustment. Adjustments are generally comfortable, and mild soreness for a day is the most common after-effect. New exercise can leave you sore for a few days, which we plan for by starting small.

A typical plan starts with an initial visit, a recheck at four to six weeks and then follow-ups every four to twelve weeks depending on your goals. Maintenance adjustments may run on a separate schedule. The pace is set by what you are working on and by how you respond, not by a fixed package.

Nutritional counseling focuses on diet alone. Our wellness care looks at diet alongside movement quality, sleep, stress and spinal function, then coordinates all of it in one plan with maintenance adjustments. Patients who need intensive medical nutrition therapy are still best served by a registered dietitian, and we refer when that is the case.

Not necessarily. Food, sleep, activity and stress habits do most of the work, and we would rather fix those than sell you a shelf of bottles. If a supplement is worth discussing, we say why and ask you to clear it with your physician or pharmacist first, since supplements can interact with prescription medication.

It can support them. Lifestyle factors such as blood sugar control, activity and weight influence nerve health, so those become part of the plan. Diagnosing the cause of numbness is a medical evaluation, so we work with your physician while addressing the mechanical and lifestyle contributors on our side of the line.

Yes, and many of our Naples wellness patients are older adults. Plans are adjusted for medication lists, bone density, balance and joint condition, and exercise starts at a level you can actually hold. Body composition goals sometimes pair with Emsculpt Neo, and pelvic symptoms with pelvic floor therapy.

Yes, and most patients do. Lifestyle coaching pairs naturally with maintenance adjustments, and with pelvic floor therapy with Emsella or laser and shockwave therapy for pain. Dr. Bergtold sequences them so you are not doing everything at once, and reviews the whole plan at each recheck.