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The Importance of Annual Physicals: Why Regular Check-Ups Are Crucial for Your Health

Jeffery Tun, MD Blog The Importance of Annual Physicals: Why Regular Check-Ups Are Crucial for Your Health

Preventive care

Preventive care is an important part of your health care. It helps you stay healthy, avoid serious diseases and medical conditions, and save money.

Regular checkups help doctors find problems early when they can be treated more easily. Your doctor will also check for risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses that affect millions of Americans every year.

Screenings

Screenings are tests that can help find diseases early, when they are easier to treat. A screening may also be called a preventive exam or an imaging study. Screenings include blood pressure checks, cholesterol tests and mammograms.

Screening for colorectal cancer is another important part of your annual physical exam--more than 100 people die from this disease every day! Colonoscopy is the only test that can find polyps before they turn into cancerous tumors in the colon or rectum (the end part of the large intestine). If you're over 50 years old and have had no previous symptoms of colorectal cancer (such as bleeding from your bottom), talk to your doctor about whether you should have a colonoscopy every 5 years instead of waiting until age 50 like most people do.#ENDWRITE

The Physical Exam

The physical exam is the primary tool for diagnosis and treatment. It's also the first step in taking care of your health, so it's important that you schedule an annual physical with your doctor. The exam helps determine what tests are needed, how they should be performed and what treatment options are best suited for you.

In addition to being able to avoid more invasive tests and treatments, having a proper physical exam allows you to stay healthy by catching any problems before they become serious enough to require hospitalization or other costly procedures.

Regular check-ups can help you stay healthy.

In order to stay healthy, it's important to get regular check-ups. Regular check-ups can help you detect problems early and treat them before they become bigger issues.

The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends that adults between the ages of 19 and 64 should have a physical exam once per year with their doctor or another healthcare professional; older adults over 65 should have a physical exam at least once every two years.

Conclusion

Regular check-ups are an important part of your overall health care. These annual visits allow your doctor to perform screenings and physical exams that can help identify problems early on, before they become serious. In addition, your doctor may be able to offer advice on how best to manage certain conditions or manage chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension.

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