What are the most common undiagnosed symptoms that patients experience?

Common undiagnosed symptoms include acid reflux, bloating, indigestion, constipation, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, panic attacks, and insomnia. These symptoms may seem unrelated but are often connected through a condition called Hiatal Hernia Syndrome, which affects up to 20 different body functions. Our Root Cause Method identifies these connections through comprehensive testing and addresses the underlying cause rather than treating each symptom separately. Since 1992, we've achieved an 85% success rate in resolving these complex symptom patterns naturally. Call (727) 335-0400 to discover how we connect seemingly unrelated symptoms to find your root cause.

Why do conventional doctors miss the connection between these symptoms?

Conventional medicine is compartmentalized - patients see different specialists for heart palpitations (cardiologist), breathing issues (pulmonologist), and digestive problems (gastroenterologist) without anyone looking for common root causes. This approach misses conditions like Hiatal Hernia Syndrome where one underlying problem creates multiple symptoms across different body systems. Our Root Cause Method uses an integrated team approach where doctors from different disciplines work together to identify the true cause of your symptoms. With our comprehensive diagnostic approach, we achieve an 85% success rate where conventional medicine often fails. Call (727) 335-0400 to experience our collaborative medical team approach.

What is Hiatal Hernia Syndrome and how does it cause multiple symptoms?

Hiatal Hernia Syndrome occurs when the stomach pushes through the diaphragm, affecting multiple body systems simultaneously. This creates digestive symptoms like acid reflux and bloating, but also cardiovascular symptoms like heart palpitations and shortness of breath, plus neurological symptoms like panic attacks and insomnia. Dr. Vikki Petersen documented this syndrome in her book 'Hiatal Hernia Syndrome' after observing these patterns in thousands of patients. Our Root Cause Method addresses the structural, nutritional, and functional aspects of this condition, achieving an 85% success rate in resolving symptoms naturally without surgery or medications. Call (727) 335-0400 to learn about our proven hiatal hernia treatment protocols.

How does the Root Cause Medical Clinic approach differ from conventional treatment?

Unlike conventional medicine that masks symptoms with drugs, Root Cause Medical Clinic uses advanced testing to diagnose underlying causes and resolve them permanently. Our integrated team combines functional medicine, clinical nutrition, chiropractic care, and physical therapy to address the whole person rather than isolated symptoms. We don't just treat your acid reflux - we find why you have it and fix the root cause so symptoms don't return. Our Root Cause Method has achieved an 85% success rate since 1992 by addressing diet, lifestyle, and structural factors that conventional medicine ignores. Call (727) 335-0400 to discover how our comprehensive approach can resolve your undiagnosed symptoms naturally.

Why should I choose Root Cause Medical Clinic for my undiagnosed symptoms?

Root Cause Medical Clinic offers what no other clinic provides - a true team approach where doctors from multiple disciplines work together to solve complex health puzzles. Dr. Vikki Petersen, author of 'Hiatal Hernia Syndrome,' has over 30 years of experience identifying connections between seemingly unrelated symptoms. While conventional medicine sends you to multiple specialists who never communicate, our integrated team collaborates to find your root cause. We've achieved an 85% success rate since 1992 by addressing underlying causes rather than masking symptoms with medications. Our patients finally get answers after years of being told 'nothing is wrong' or receiving ineffective treatments. Call (727) 335-0400 to experience the difference of having a medical team that actually works together to solve your health mystery.

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Common Yet Undiagnosed Symptoms – Video Interview

Functional Medicine Doctor discovers root cause to many common yet undiagnosed symptoms - Part IV of an interview series with Dr. Vikki Petersen.

Transcript of the video interview

Q. It sounds like a lot of these undiagnosed symptoms are really common. Yet a lot of people can't get a diagnosis. What are the symptoms of the patients you see coming into your clinics?

Dr. Vikki: You can see, I specifically put the undiagnosed symptoms on the cover [of the Hiatal Hernia Syndrome book] so that people could get an idea of all these common symptoms that are related to this syndrome that we have named.

We have things like acid reflux and bloating, indigestion, constipation from a digestive standpoint. But then we also have shortness of breath and heart palpitations, there's panic attacks and insomnia. And you listen to that list of symptoms, and you think, "How could those possibly be related?"

That's why it is misdiagnosed. And that's why people are suffering, because there's up to 20 different symptoms, associated with Hiatal Hernia Syndrome. And what's happening is because our medical system is so compartmentalized you know, you have heart palpitations so you see a cardiologist, and you have shortness of breath and you see a lung doctor, and you have digestive problems and you're seeing all these individual specialists... but not realizing that there is a common root cause.

That's why we wrote the book. Because when this gets to a certain level of complexity and as it gets more serious and severe, patients are running to the ER, and they are absolutely miserable. And the panic attacks and heart palpitations can basically ruin their lives.

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Hiatal Hernia Syndrome: Undiagnosed Symptoms & Treatment

Role of Root Cause Medical Clinic

Root Cause Medical Clinic is a unique place where doctors work together as a team to combine the best of Functional Medicine, Nutrition, Physical Therapy and Chiropractic. While all the doctors are from different disciplines, they work together in an integrated fashion, utilizing the Root Cause Medicine approach to resolve your unique health problems.

What really sets us apart from most medical clinics highlights a very unfortunate fact about conventional medicine, which is its emphasis on treating undiagnosed symptoms by masking them with drugs.

Root Cause Medicine uses advanced techniques and testing to diagnose the underlying cause of your symptoms and resolve it for good. Treatment works 85% of the time if you are willing to make some diet and lifestyle changes.

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We have the diagnostic and testing tools, the clinical experience, and a different medical approach to discovering the root cause of why you have the symptoms that are bothering you. As long as you are ready to make some dietary and lifestyle changes, we can help you. We will "hold your hand" through the changes, step by step, to make each step an easy one. We are located in Clearwater, FL, at 1000 S Ft Harrison, at the corner of Ft. Harrison Ave. and Magnolia St. There is plenty of parking space directly accessible from Ft Harrison. If it is not convenient for you to come to Root Cause Medical Clinic, we offer telehealth/telemedicine consultations to residents of certain states. Call us for details.

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Dr. Vikki Petersen DC. CCN

Founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic
Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner

Dr Vikki Petersen is a public speaker, author of two books, several eBooks and creates cutting edge content for her YouTube community. Dr Vikki is committed to bringing Root Cause Medicine and its unique approach to restoring health naturally to the world.

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Common Yet Undiagnosed Symptoms – Video Interview

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Role of Root Cause Medical Clinic

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