It is quite difficult for a neophyte to understand the difference between functional and organic disease. Yet it is primordial. We speak of an organic disease when an organ of the body is anatomically affected: a fracture, an ulcer, a tumour, a compression of an artery nerve, etc… It is a pathology which we can detect during a clinical examination or with the help of complementary examinations like radiography, echography, scan, MRI, etc. We can localise and therefore treat the lesion. On the other hand, we speak of a functional disease in cases where no visible lesion is present but the organ does not function correctly. This situation is the case in 80% of consultations.
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Functional diseases, organic diseases
