Innovative Chiropractic in Mountain View uses a combination of traditional chiropractic, Functional Medicine and Hands on Therapy (Active Release Techniques) ® to provide innovative solutions to your unique health care needs. Dr. Michelle Caplan is passionate about helping women stay healthy and fit through all stages of life. She works with chronic pain patients and women struggling with health issues who have tried everything else and come to her looking for an alternative. Dr. Caplan offers an integrative approach to restoring and optimizing their health through functional medicine. It was her own personal struggles that led her to Chiropractic and Functional Medicine. She suffered a severe knee injury while skiing which required reconstructive surgery. “I stopped at my Chiropractor’s office for an adjustment after every physical therapy session because it was the only thing that prevented me from limping. I realized then how much I could help others overcome and recover from injuries. It was in 2003, after the passing of her Father, that she became passionate about learning how to help others stuck within the confines of traditional medicine. “I was one of those kids that always refused to take medicine. Practicing Functional Medicine allows me to teach others how to feel the messages your body sends you and how to support the systems that need it until your body can breakthrough the barriers that limit you. “ Doctor Caplan discovers which systems in your body aren’t functioning optimally by looking at lab work. Her experiences give her a wealth of knowledge and the benefit of many years combined practice experience from which to choose her care plan. Her keen diagnostic skills and integrative capacity have formulated the best of what can be offered today in strategies for reaching and maintaining personal goals in physical and emotional fitness, and overall well being.