Family Medicine Services and Treatments

We provide a full range of healthcare services led by primary care providers, including:

• Services to help prevent illness, such as checkups and annual health screenings.
• Treatment for minor illnesses.
• Diagnosis and treatment for chronic conditions.
• Screenings for disease and programs to keep you healthy.
• Personalized counseling on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Services include:

Adult physicals

It is important to see your primary care provider (PCP) at least once a year for an overall physical. This appointment is about preventive care and helps your doctor find potential health problems before they become a health problem. Preventive care may include immunizations, lab tests, physical exams and prescriptions. During this exam your provider will discuss your overall health, any concerns and perform a comprehensive exam on your entire body. 

Care of geriatric population or elder care visit

Americans are living longer and living well for longer periods of time. This has created a relatively new and growing area of healthcare and provider services, known as elder care. Elder care encompasses a wide variety of issues, including choosing an appropriate healthcare provider to care for an aging patient, specialty care for chronic disease management and making decisions about moving an elderly person from the home environment to a residential care setting. 

Circumcision

Circumcision is a surgical procedure to remove the skin that covers the end of the penis, called the foreskin. A circumcision might have various health benefits, including: easier hygiene, decreased risk of urinary tract infections, and possible decreased risk of penile cancer. Circumcision after the newborn period is possible, but it can be a more complex procedure. 

Women’s wellness care

It is important to see your care provider at least once a year for an overall physical. This appointment is about preventive care and helps your doctor find potential health problems before they become a health problem. For women, basic gynecologic care should be included in the overall wellness visit along with immunizations, lab tests and prescriptions. Gynecologic care includes pap smears and testing for sexually transmitted infections and diseases for women of all ages, from pre-hormonal ages to post-menopausal.

Your case is unique, which means your treatment will be designed around your needs. Often we will recommend treatments based on best practices that have worked for other patients, consideration of your specific illness, the results of any tests done, as well as your personal preferences.

We provide treatments for these general conditions:

Abscess

An abscess is an enclosed collection of pus in tissues, organs, or confined spaces in the body. An abscess is a sign of infection and is usually swollen and inflamed. We can irrigate and drain some abscesses in-office. 

Flu shots

Protect yourself against the seasonal flu by following the same advice you followed last year: get vaccinated. Everyone who is at least six-months-old should get a flu vaccine this season. 

High blood pressure

Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is defined as a blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. Hypertension usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and increase the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness. 

High cholesterol

Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) that the body needs for many important functions, such as producing new cells. High cholesterol increases the risk of developing heart disease and stroke. 

Urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections describe a health problem that results from a bacterial infection along the urinary tract. An infection occurs when microorganisms, usually bacteria from the digestive tract, cling to the opening of the urethra, travel up into the bladder and/or kidney, and begin to multiply. 

Casting and splinting

Casts and splints hold a broken bone in place as it heals. Casts also help to prevent or decrease muscle contractions, and are effective at providing immobilization, especially after surgery. 

Joint drainage

Also known as joint aspiration, joint drainage refers to the removal of fluid from the space around a joint using a needle and syringe. 

Joint or bursa injections

A bursa is a closed, fluid-filled sac that functions as a cushion and gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body. 

Occipital nerve block

These are injections of a steroid with local anesthetic into the occipital nerves in the back of the head that may help relieve pain from chronic headaches (migraines) and types of neuralgia. 

Skin and minor office Procedures

Skin and minor office procedures including laceration repair, mole and wart removal, skin biopsy, and skin tag removal. Many different noninfectious skin conditions require clinical care by a physician or other health care professional. 

Soft tissue manipulation

Many activities can lead to soft-tissue damage of muscles, ligaments, and tendons. The result can be pain, swelling, bruising, and damage.

Getting screening tests and vaccinations is an important part of preventive care. Find out which tests and immunizations are recommended by age group and gender. Use these guidelines when discussing a disease prevention plan with your healthcare provider. You may need a plan that is different, depending on your situation.

A physical exam and laboratory tests are two key components in diagnosing and treating your illness. Your doctor may order bloodwork, a urine sample or other laboratory tests.

Pap Smears

A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect cancer and changes that may lead to cancer. A pap smear can also show conditions, such as infection or inflammation, which are not cancer. Also called Pap test and Papanicolaou test