In a world of rushed visits, prescription-first thinking, and algorithm-based care, one physician is leading a quiet revolution. From his clinic in Maryville, Tennessee, Dr. Charles Bingham is challenging the way we think about pain, healing, and healthcare itself.
At Ascent Healthcare, Dr. Bingham has built more than a clinic—he’s building a new model of care. It’s physician-led, hands-on, and focused on restoring health, not just managing symptoms. And now, through his published works and leadership in integrative medicine, his movement is reaching far beyond East Tennessee.
From Pills to Partnership: Why Change Is Urgent
Most people experiencing chronic pain will pass through the same cycle:
- A rushed appointment
- A new prescription
- A few weeks of temporary relief
- Then another visit, another medication, or a referral for surgery
Over time, the root cause of the problem is never addressed. The body adapts. The brain normalizes pain. And patients are told to “learn to live with it.”
Dr. Bingham calls this the “Break-Fix Model” of medicine—and he’s spent his career dismantling it.
His philosophy? Pain isn’t a problem to be silenced—it’s a signal to be understood.
A Book That’s Redefining What It Means to Heal
In his landmark work, “Ascent: The Rise of Physician-Led Healing”, Dr. Bingham outlines a revolutionary care model that blends osteopathic principles, functional movement, and root-cause medicine.
The book shares more than ideas—it offers a roadmap for both patients and practitioners:
- FORM — understanding how your body is built
- FUNCTION — restoring how it moves and performs
- FUEL — optimizing how it’s supported from the inside out
These principles aren’t just theory—they’re practiced every day at Ascent Healthcare.
Through powerful patient stories, clinical insights, and his own journey as a physician and patient, Dr. Bingham challenges the medical world to remember something critical: medicine is not an industry—it’s a relationship.
The Ascent Model: Where Modern Medicine Meets Human Healing
What makes this approach different?
- Physician-Led: Patients are evaluated and treated directly by Dr. Charles or Dr. Samantha Bingham—both fully licensed DOs who specialize in osteopathic and integrative medicine.
- Natural-First Care: Instead of defaulting to painkillers or surgery, treatments focus on restoring mobility, calming inflammation, and correcting dysfunction.
- Hands-On Evaluation and Treatment: Using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and spinal decompression protocols, Ascent Healthcare targets the root causes of pain—often starting with the spine, posture, and nervous system.
- Same-Day Relief: Many patients are treated during their first visit—no long waitlists or generic handouts.
- Real Partnership: Patients are seen, heard, and empowered to participate in their recovery—not just comply with prescriptions.
This is not concierge medicine. It’s not alternative medicine. It’s better medicine—delivered the way it should have been all along.
How It’s Changing Lives—One Community at a Time
From Maryville first responders to retired athletes, people are discovering that the solution isn’t more drugs—it’s better care.
Patients at Ascent Healthcare report:
- Returning to work after years sidelined by pain
- Avoiding spinal surgery through decompression and hands-on therapy
- Recovering from trauma without relying on lifelong prescriptions
- Gaining knowledge and tools to stay healthy, strong, and mobile
And many of them leave their first appointment saying the same thing:
“No one has ever looked at my pain like this before.”
A Movement Bigger Than One Clinic
Through community lectures, professional training, and his growing readership, Dr. Bingham is training a generation of providers and patients to expect more—and settle for less medication, less waiting, and less symptom-chasing.
His work is influencing how healthcare systems, first responder programs, and other physicians view pain as a functional issue—not a pharmaceutical one.
In a time when patients are drowning in information but starving for wisdom, this movement matters.
You Don’t Need Another Prescription—You Need a Plan
If you’re ready to understand your pain, not just cover it…
If you want to be treated like a person, not a chart…
If you believe in the body’s ability to heal with the right support…
You’re not alone.
You’re part of the Ascent.
📞 Call (865) 233-0569 or request a consultation online
Ascent Healthcare | 1123 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804
Led by Dr. Charles Bingham, DO — Author, Physician, and Movement Builder