Physicals

If you’re due for a yearly physical or become sick or injured, see the experts at Care Now Medical Group in North Hollywood, California. Hayk Papukhyan, MD, Alina Ter-Grigorian, NP, and the team offer physicals to evaluate your or your child’s health and screen for common medical concerns. Schedule a physical by calling the office or booking online today. Walk-ins are also welcome. 

What are physicals?

Physicals at Care Now Medical Group are medical exams that evaluate your health and can detect illnesses, injuries, or chronic diseases. 

Physical exams provide an opportunity for your provider to assess your physical and mental well-being and determine if you’re a candidate for preventive care or treatment. You or your child might also need a physical for work, school, camp, or sports. 

Which concerns can physicals help detect?

Your Care Now Medical Group provider can use physicals to detect and/or treat the following concerns and more:

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Other mental health disorders 
• Ear infections
• Minor injuries
• Strep throat
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
• Yeast infections
• Other types of infections 
• Allergic reactions
• Asthma attacks
• Flu, colds, or COVID-19
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
• Chronic diseases
• Obesity

Physicals also allow you to take advantage of preventive care, including vaccinations, medically supervised weight loss, and cancer screenings. 

What happens during physicals?

What to expect during a physical varies from person to person based on your gender, age, health history, and lifestyle. 

They check your vital signs, weigh you, review your medical history and symptoms, and discuss your lifestyle and medications. 

During the physical, your specialist can assess your breathing, heart rate, vision, hearing, eyes, ears, throat, reflexes, and limbs. They offer pelvic exams and Pap tests to women and prostate cancer screenings to men. Other available diagnostic tests include:

• Allergy testing
• Asthma testing
• Electrocardiograms (EKGs)
• Lab services
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing
• Flu, COVID-19, and strep throat testing
• X-rays
• Biopsies
• Mental health evaluation 

If you’re in good health, your Care Now Medical Group specialist can sign off on any necessary physical exam forms. 

If you’re a candidate for treatment, the practice offers intravenous (IV) therapy, injury care, medication management, vaccinations, medically supervised weight loss, and more. Your provider addresses any questions about your physical or mental well-being.

How often do I need physicals?

It’s helpful to schedule physicals yearly or as needed for a job, school, or sports. See the experts at Care Now Medical Group if you or a loved one requires medication management or develops new or unusual symptoms of an illness, injury, disease, or mental health condition. 

Book a physical with the Care Now Medical Group team by calling the office or using the online booking feature today. Walk-ins are also welcome.