Meet the Team: Why Driip IV Takes a Root-Cause Approach to Health
When someone walks through the doors at Driip IV, we don’t want the first question to be:
“Which IV do you want?”
We want to know:
“What brought you here—and why aren’t you feeling your best?”
That difference is at the heart of Driip IV.
While we’re known for advanced IV nutrient therapy, our philosophy extends far beyond the IV bag. Driip IV is rooted in functional medicine, and much of that philosophy comes from the backgrounds of Dr. Chris, DC, RN, Shamanie Frykman, & Dr. Nelson
Dr. Chris’s chiropractic and functional medicine background and Shamanie Frykman’s functional medicine perspective both emphasize looking at the body as an interconnected system rather than treating every symptom as an isolated problem.
That perspective has shaped the way we approach everything from IV nutrient therapy and functional testing to cellular health, recovery, nutrition, and long-term wellness.
We’re not here just to help you feel better for an afternoon.
We want to understand what may be keeping you from feeling your best in the first place.
Meet Dr. Chris, DC, RN
Dr. Chris, DC, RN brings a unique combination of chiropractic, nursing, and functional medicine experience to Driip IV.
That combination matters.
Chiropractic training is built around understanding how different systems of the body influence function. Nursing adds another layer of clinical experience and patient care. Functional medicine expands the conversation even further by asking how nutrition, lifestyle, environment, physiology, and individual health history may contribute to the way someone feels.
Instead of looking at the body as a collection of unrelated parts, Dr. Chris approaches health by asking how those pieces fit together.
Fatigue isn’t just fatigue.
Brain fog isn’t just brain fog.
Poor recovery isn’t just getting older.
Inflammation isn’t necessarily something to simply ignore.
These symptoms can have many possible causes, and appropriate medical evaluation is important. But they can also be signals worth investigating within the bigger picture of someone’s health.
That curiosity is fundamental to the Driip IV approach.
Don’t just ask what hurts. Ask why the body may be struggling.
Meet Shamanie Frykman
Shamanie Frykman also brings a functional medicine perspective to the Driip IV team.
Her approach reinforces one of the principles that defines our clinic:
The body functions as a system.
Energy, digestion, nutrient status, sleep, stress, hormones, immune function, movement, inflammation, and recovery don’t exist in separate boxes. They influence one another.
Someone experiencing chronic fatigue, for example, may need a very different strategy depending on what is contributing to that fatigue.
Is nutrition adequate?
Is sleep restorative?
Could nutrient deficiencies be playing a role?
Are there digestive concerns affecting nutrient intake or absorption?
What is happening with stress and recovery?
Are medications affecting nutrient requirements?
Is there an underlying medical condition that needs further evaluation?
What does the patient’s lifestyle look like?
Functional medicine encourages us to ask those questions before assuming that everyone with the same symptom needs the same solution.
Shamanie Frykman helps shape the vision, patient experience, and wellness philosophy behind the clinic. Her passion for helping people restore health and vitality inspires Driip IV’s commitment to personalized care and transformative results.
Medical Oversight You Can Feel Confident About
Behind the Driip IV experience is Dr. Josiah Nelson, MD, who provides medical oversight for our practice.
Having physician oversight is an important part of how we approach patient care. Before receiving therapies that require medical clearance, we want to make sure we’re looking at the person—not simply the treatment they selected.
Dr. Nelson’s oversight helps ensure our team follows appropriate clinical protocols, evaluates patient eligibility and contraindications, and provides medical clearance when required.
That means your health history matters.
Your medications matter.
Your current conditions matter.
And whether a therapy is actually appropriate for you matters.
For more advanced services, additional medical evaluation, laboratory testing, or provider clearance may be required before treatment.
Our goal isn’t simply to get you into a chair. It’s to provide thoughtful, medically supervised care and help determine the appropriate next step for you.
Meet Lilia — IV Specialist
Lilia has more than five years of experience working with Driip IV and serves as an IV Specialist at our clinic.
From helping patients feel comfortable during their first Driip to assisting those who have made IV therapy part of their regular wellness routine, Lilia brings years of hands-on experience and familiarity with the Driip IV approach.
She understands that every patient walking through our doors is different—and that a great IV experience includes more than simply starting an IV.
It’s about patient comfort, attention to detail, consistency, and making sure you feel cared for throughout your visit.
Meet Kim — Scheduling + Patient Support
Chances are, you may connect with Kim before you ever walk through our doors.
Kim has also been part of Driip IV for more than five years and helps patients with scheduling and navigating their appointments.
Whether you’re trying to find an appointment time, aren’t sure where to start, or have questions about getting scheduled, Kim helps make the process as easy as possible.
When you’re new to Driip IV, we know you may have questions.
That’s exactly what our team is here for.
What Does “Root Cause” Actually Mean?
“Root cause” has become a popular phrase in wellness.
For us, it doesn’t mean claiming that every symptom has one hidden cause—or that every health problem can be solved with vitamins.
The human body is more complicated than that.
Root-cause thinking means being curious about the factors contributing to someone’s health instead of automatically stopping at the symptom.
Imagine a warning light comes on in your car.
You could cover the light with a piece of tape.
Technically, you wouldn’t see it anymore.
But you haven’t figured out why it came on.
Symptoms can sometimes work the same way.
Appropriate symptom management is important, and conventional medicine plays an essential role in diagnosing and treating disease. But there are also situations where looking deeper at nutrition, lifestyle, sleep, metabolic health, stress, environmental exposures, and other factors can add valuable information.
That’s where functional medicine can complement traditional healthcare.
Why Chiropractic Led Us Toward Functional Medicine
At first glance, chiropractic and IV nutrient therapy might seem like completely different worlds.
But philosophically, there is an important connection.
Chiropractic education emphasizes anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and how different parts of the body interact to influence function.
Functional medicine takes that systems-based thinking and expands it.
Instead of looking only at where someone is experiencing a problem, we begin asking what other systems may be influencing it.
For example:
Fatigue may lead us to think about sleep, nutrition, iron status, B vitamins, metabolic health, stress, hormones, medications, and mitochondrial function.
Brain fog may lead to questions about sleep, stress, blood sugar regulation, nutritional status, medications, and other potential contributors.
Poor recovery may warrant looking at training load, protein intake, micronutrients, hydration, sleep, inflammation, and recovery time.
Digestive complaints can influence conversations about nutrition and nutrient absorption.
Everything connects.
That systems-based perspective is one reason Dr. Chris’s chiropractic and functional medicine background and Shamanie Frykman’s functional medicine perspective have been so influential in shaping Driip IV.
Why Our Clinic Doesn’t Start With the IV Bag
One of the biggest differences between Driip IV and a traditional “IV bar” is that the bag isn’t supposed to be the beginning of the conversation.
The person is.
We’re not interested in simply creating a menu of catchy IV names and asking you to pick one.
We want to understand your goals.
Maybe you want more consistent energy.
Maybe your workouts aren’t recovering the way they used to.
Maybe you’re interested in healthy aging.
Maybe you’ve been dealing with brain fog.
Maybe you’ve spent years feeling like something isn’t quite right despite being told your basic labs look normal.
Or maybe you simply want to be proactive about your health.
Those are very different people.
So why would they automatically receive the same IV?
Functional medicine starts with the individual.
IV Therapy Is a Tool—Not the Entire Toolbox
We believe strongly in nutrient therapy.
But we also believe IV therapy should be used thoughtfully.
Depending on the individual, a functional wellness plan may involve conversations around:
- IV nutrient therapy
- Nutrition and supplementation
- Functional laboratory testing
- Hydration
- Sleep and recovery
- Exercise and body composition
- Nutrient deficiencies
- Oxidative stress
- Mitochondrial and cellular function
- Digestive health
- Lifestyle and stress management
- Advanced wellness therapies when clinically appropriate
Sometimes the next step is an IV.
Sometimes it’s testing.
Sometimes it’s changing something outside the clinic.
And sometimes symptoms require evaluation or treatment from another healthcare provider.
The goal isn’t to sell someone the biggest bag. The goal is to determine the most appropriate next step.
Why Our IVs Look Different
Our functional medicine roots also influence the way we formulate our IVs.
Driip IV wasn’t built around the idea of giving someone saline with a small amount of vitamins after a long weekend.
We think about nutrient repletion and physiological function.
Many of our Lifestyle Driips build upon principles associated with foundational nutrient formulas such as the Myers’ Cocktail while incorporating additional nutrients based on the purpose of the formula and individual needs.
We think about vitamins.
Minerals.
Amino acids.
Antioxidants.
Hydration.
Dosage.
Timing.
Consistency.
And, most importantly, why each ingredient is being used.
That’s what we mean when we say:
Real doses. Not a menu.
Looking Beyond “Normal”
One of the most common stories we hear is:
“Everything came back normal, but I still don’t feel good.”
That can be incredibly frustrating.
It is also important to understand that normal laboratory results don’t mean symptoms should be ignored. Persistent or concerning symptoms deserve appropriate medical evaluation.
Functional medicine can add another layer to that process by asking questions about health patterns, nutrition, lifestyle, and other potentially modifiable factors.
Rather than looking at one number in isolation, we are interested in the broader picture.
How do you sleep?
How is your energy throughout the day?
How are you recovering?
What does your nutrition look like?
What medications and supplements are you taking?
How is your digestion?
What changed before you started feeling differently?
What are you trying to accomplish?
Your story matters.
Sometimes understanding the timeline is just as important as understanding a laboratory value.
From Symptom Management to Health Optimization
Not everyone who comes to Driip IV is sick.
Many people simply want to function better.
They want more energy for their family.
They want to recover faster from training.
They want to remain active as they age.
They want better nutritional habits.
They want to understand what’s happening inside their body before a problem becomes bigger.
Functional medicine gives us a framework for those conversations.
Instead of asking only:
“What’s wrong?”
We can also ask:
“What could we optimize?”
That shift is powerful.
Because healthcare doesn’t have to begin only when something breaks.
The Driip IV Difference
Driip IV may have “IV” in the name, but IV therapy is only part of our story.
Our clinic was built around a broader belief:
Give the body the appropriate resources, remove obstacles where possible, and support the systems responsible for normal repair, recovery, and function.
Dr. Chris’s background in chiropractic and functional medicine, and Shamanie Frykman’s functional medicine perspective, helped shape that philosophy.
It is why we ask questions.
It is why we look beyond the bag.
It is why we care about nutrition, cellular health, recovery, and lifestyle.
And it’s why we’re continually looking for ways to help our patients better understand their own bodies.
We’re Not Just in the Business of IVs
We’re in the business of helping people take a more active role in their health.
Sometimes that begins with an IV.
Sometimes it begins with testing.
Sometimes it begins with a conversation.
But it always begins with the person.
What happened?
What does your body need?
What can we reasonably improve?
And what is the best next step?
That’s the root-cause mindset behind Driip IV.
Because we don’t believe healthcare should only be about chasing symptoms.
We believe in understanding the person behind them.
Ready to Look Deeper?
If you’ve been looking for more than a traditional IV bar—or you’re simply ready to take a more comprehensive approach to your wellness—schedule a consultation with the Driip IV team.
Meet with a team that looks beyond the IV bag and starts with you.
Driip IV
Therapeutic IV. Not Hype.
Real Doses. Not a Menu.
Improve One Thing, Improve Everything.
FAQs:
What are the origins of IV therapy:
Research is clear that when you address underlying nutrition deficiencies, your body heals. Dr. Myers, creator of IV nutrient therapy and the Myers Cocktail, theorizes that all chronic disease starts with nutritional deficiency. Here is research from Pubmed regarding IV nutrient therapy and improvement of chronic symptoms: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12410623/.
What is the cost of IV therapy:
Pricing for an IV Driip ranges from $130 – $395 depending on your needs and goals. See our full line of products and prices here.
What frequency do you reccomend:
Frequency is dependent upon your current level of health, how long you have been experiencing symptoms, and your health goals – everyone is different.
It is typically best to repeat a given IV therapy once a week for six weeks. Then, re-assess if your body is ready to move to maintenance care (one time a month), or if a more frequent schedule would be beneficial.
Medical disclaimer: Functional medicine and wellness services are not substitutes for appropriate medical diagnosis or treatment. Individual recommendations should be based on health history, medications, laboratory findings when appropriate, and provider evaluation.