Go to a Family Practice for Regular Checkups

As people become more educated about their health, they are increasingly seeking preventative health care. Regular checkups from a family practice are an important way to detect diseases or potentially harmful health conditions early enough to implement effective treatments and avoid complications.

Benefits of regular checkups at a family practice

A family physician is a valuable part of an overall health and wellness strategy for the entire family. The benefits of regular checkups are important at every age and stage of life.

Create a health management partnership

Your medical care should be proactive, rather than reactive. Regular visits to a family practice will enable you to set goals for your physical and mental health, including identification of risk factors, establishment of a healthy diet and exercise plan for all stages of life, and creation of strategies contingent on your medical history and previous challenges. Having a family physician who is aware of your family's medical history and home life allows for a more cohesive team approach to a comprehensive health plan for the entire family.

Receive vaccines and screenings

By regularly visiting your family practice for wellness checks, you can collaborate with your physician on a plan for screenings and vaccines based on your age and specific needs, such as:

• Family history
• Blood pressure
• Body mass index
• Blood glucose screening
• Cancer screenings for colorectal, skin, breast, cervical, testicular, and prostate
• Cholesterol screening
• Vision screening
• Hearing tests
• COVID-19 vaccine
• Hepatitis A and B vaccines
• Human papillomavirus vaccine
• Influenza vaccine
• Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
• Meningococcal vaccine
• Pneumonia and pneumococcal disease vaccines
• Shingles vaccine
• Varicella vaccine

Detect potential conditions early

The success of medical treatment often relies on early detection. Regular checkups at your family practice will make it easier to detect warning signs of conditions such as cancer, dementia, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and hearing or vision loss. This enables your physician to establish a treatment plan and decreases the likelihood of complications.

Strengthen doctor-patient relationship

The bond between physician and patient is another benefit of regular checkups at the family practice. This enables the doctor to learn more about you as a person beyond your medical history. Regularly-scheduled visits will enable you to build deeper trust in your physician's recommendations, which becomes even more critical as you progress through a variety of phases of health throughout your life.

Save money

The use of a primary care physician like a family doctor is a money-saving practice for both individual families and the public health care system. Regular checkups at your family practice lower your chances of being hospitalized for issues like stroke, cancer, and heart disease. Bringing your entire family to the same physician is convenient and will ultimately result in savings of time and money as you consolidate checkups for all family members.

Conclusion

Visiting a family practice for your regular medical checkups allows you to become proactive about your health and that of your entire family. Establishing a trusting relationship with your family doctor that goes beyond your medical records enables early detection of problems and the establishment of a comprehensive preventative health plan to keep you healthy throughout your life.

To consolidate your family's health care in one high-quality family practice and begin to establish a long-lasting partnership with your physician, contact our office today.

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