5 Invaluable Health Benefits of Having an Annual Wellness Visit

If you don’t prioritize annual wellness visits, your overall health probably isn’t where it could be. Learn all the benefits that seeing your primary care physician regularly can offer you here.

It can be easy to think that visiting your healthcare provider is only a priority when you aren’t feeling well. But seeing your doctor regularly, preferably once a year, has incredible health benefits, probably even more than you realize.

Even if you don’t have any serious or chronic health issues, having a primary care physician that you can touch base with annually is helpful if anything related to your health does come up, such as changes in your health history or concerns with your mental health.

Annual check-ins with your primary care provider also allows them to screen for any potential health issues before they’ve had time to develop, allowing for effective treatment to reverse or prevent serious health problems.

It’s helpful to think of your primary care physician as your partner in health and wellness. Jonathan Tyler, PA-C, and the rest of our team want to partner with you at Atlas Health Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada.

So, in this month’s blog, we discuss all the ways annual wellness visits with our team can benefit your health in hopes that you’ll add these to your healthcare routine.

The health benefits of annual wellness visits

The main goals of wellness visits are disease prevention and health and wellness optimization. Coming in annually allows our team to assess the current state of your health and screen you for diseases and illnesses that have the best outcomes when caught early.

Here are some key benefits of yearly trips to our office:

To monitor chronic health conditions and make any needed changes to your care plan
To screen for diseases that benefit from early detection and treatment
To stay updated on vaccinations
To maintain a relationship with our team for any health issues that arise
To learn how to better live a healthy lifestyle

All of these things protect your overall health and wellness, making it an invaluable healthcare practice.

What happens during an annual wellness visit?

Because everyone has different health needs and concerns, no two wellness visits will look exactly the same. However, almost every annual exam starts the same, with us reviewing the basics. We ask how your health has been since the last time we saw you, and ask if there have been any changes to your personal or family medical history.

Then, we move on to a physical exam, which can include:

Measuring your height and weight
Checking your blood pressure and heart rate
Performing blood tests to look at blood sugar, hormone, and nutrient levels
Doing a thorough lipid profile
Colon cancer screening
Gender-specific testing, such as mammograms for women and prostate exams for men

After we’ve run these tests, we can talk about any medication refills you may need or health concerns that you’d like more information on. We can also chat about how to live your healthiest lifestyle, which can include taking nutraceuticals, undergoing IV nutrient therapy or peptide therapy, and getting a customized nutrition plan.

If we find that any of our tests have abnormal findings, such as imbalanced hormone levels or depleted nutrition levels, we can create a health and wellness plan that works best for you.

To schedule your next wellness visit, contact our office by calling or using our online booking feature today.